STATE EX REL. WELCH v. CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY

No. BL-26.

487 So.2d 65 (1986)

STATE of Florida, ex rel. Allen Quincy WELCH, Petitioner, v. The CIRCUIT COURT in and for ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Florida, and the Honorable John T. Parnham, One of the Judges of Such Court, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied May 2, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicholas J. Capuano, Miami, for petitioner.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Norma J. Mungenast, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.


PER CURIAM.

Petitioner seeks to prohibit his trial on charges of armed robbery alleging that the statute of limitations, section 775.15, Florida Statutes (1977), has expired.

Section 775.15 which was in effect at the time of the charged offense provides in pertinent part:

775.15 Time limitations. — (1) A prosecution for a capital or life felony may be commenced at any time.....

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