OBANION v. STATE

No. 85-2230.

496 So.2d 977 (1986)

Bertrand OBANION, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

November 4, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Weiner, Robbins, Tunkey & Ross and Peter Raben, Miami, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Charles M. Fahlbusch, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before HUBBART, BASKIN and DANIEL S. PEARSON, JJ.


HUBBART, Judge.

This is an appeal by the defendant from a judgment of conviction and sentence for the crime of manslaughter entered after an adverse jury verdict below. The dispositive question presented for review is whether the trial court erred in denying a defense motion to discharge the defendant under the Florida speedy trial rule. For the reasons which follow, we conclude that the trial court so erred and reverse with directions to discharge the defendant....

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