WINFIELD v. STATE

No. 85-2124.

503 So.2d 333 (1986)

Joseph Brooks WINFIELD, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

On Motion for Rehearing January 28, 1987.

Second Rehearing Denied February 25, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and D.P. Chanco, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and James A. Young, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


GRIMES, Acting Chief Judge.

Appellant raises three issues in this appeal from a conviction for aggravated assault and discharging a firearm in public. Only one point requires discussion. Appellant argues that the trial court erred in failing to grant his motion for discharge based on speedy trial grounds. We agree.

From the record before us, it appears that appellant was arrested October 24, 1984. Thus, the speedy trial rule as it existed prior to the 1985...

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