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WILSON v. STATE

No. 84-1239.

471 So.2d 96 (1985)

Thomas Jefferson WILSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied June 25, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Christopher S. Quarles, Asst. Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Gary W. Tinsley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.

FRANK D. UPCHURCH, Jr., Judge.

Wilson appeals from a judgment and sentence for grand theft, contending that he has been denied a speedy trial under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.191. We agree and accordingly reverse and remand with directions to discharge Wilson from the crime.

The facts in this case are relatively simple. Wilson escaped from a Florida correctional institution in October, 1983. He stole an automobile in Osceola County, Florida, and...

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