ALLEN v. STATE

No. 82-1554.

443 So.2d 435 (1984)

Christine Carolyn ALLEN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

January 5, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Michael S. Becker, Asst. Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Shawn L. Briese, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.


ORFINGER, Chief Judge.

Whether or not to extend the speedy trial period for "exceptional circumstances" under Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.191(f)(3) is a matter for the discretion of the trial judge. State ex rel. Canup v. Langston, 341 So.2d 1069 (Fla. 2d DCA 1977). We find no abuse of discretion in the twelveday extension of the speedy trial period on the State's motion, grounded upon the delay

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