BIRKEN v. SCHEER

No. 87-2893.

543 So.2d 330 (1989)

Honorable Arthur BIRKEN, Judge of the County Court, Appellant, v. Leroy SCHEER, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied June 15, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Celia A. Terenzio, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Noel A. Pelella of Essen & Essen, P.A., North Miami Beach, for appellee.


STONE, Judge.

The state appeals a writ of prohibition entered by the circuit court directing a judge of the county court to discharge a criminal defendant on speedy trial grounds. The defendant, Scheer, was charged with driving under the influence. The circuit court determined that a defense motion for continuance should not have been "charged" against the defendant, and that, as a result, the ninety-day speedy trial period under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure...

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