STATE v. LAZARUS

No. 82-1979.

433 So.2d 1314 (1983)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. William Henry LAZARUS, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

July 1, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Diane Barrs, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellant.

Jerry Hill, Public Defender, and L.S. Alperstein, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellee.


LEHAN, Judge.

Defendant, through counsel, filed a motion to dismiss on grounds that he was denied his right to speedy trial under rule 3.191, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure. The trial court granted the motion. We reverse.

On December 3, 1980, defendant escaped from the custody of the Polk County authorities. Defendant was arrested in Hillsborough County on March 5, 1981, for offenses committed in Hillsborough County. Subsequently, Polk County, by reason...

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