STATE v. A.J.

No. 88-01616.

558 So.2d 197 (1990)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. A.J., a Child, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

March 21, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Joseph R. Bryant, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellant.

No appearance for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

On February 22, 1988, A.J. was arrested for drug-related offenses. On April 6, 1988, an information was filed charging him with delivery and possession of cocaine. These offenses carry a sixty-day speedy trial period, so the state was obligated to begin A.J.'s trial no later than May 22, 1988.

Because of improper notice procedures, A.J. was not arraigned until May 10, 1988. This understandably annoyed the trial judge; through the combined actions...

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