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SAUNDERS v. STATE

No. 82-597.

436 So.2d 166 (1983)

Thomas Lee SAUNDERS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied May 16, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry Hill, Public Defender, Bartow and Allyn Giambalvo, Asst. Public Defender, Clearwater, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee and Peggy A. Quince, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

RYDER, Judge.

Thomas L. Saunders appeals from his conviction and sentence for violation of the Florida Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act, section 893.135, Florida Statutes (1979), arguing that the trial court's denial of his motion to discharge under the speedy trial rule was error. Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.191. We agree and reverse.

Saunders was arrested on June 27, 1981; on July 1, 1981, the public defender was appointed to represent him. On October...

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