BAXTER v. DOWNEY

No. 90-02958.

581 So.2d 596 (1991)

Edward BAXTER, Petitioner, v. Brandt C. DOWNEY, III, Circuit Judge, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied February 25, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Edman, Clearwater, for petitioner.

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


PER CURIAM.

Edward Baxter petitions this court for a writ of prohibition barring the respondent from proceeding with the trial of pending criminal charges in violation of the speedy trial rule, Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.191. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 4(b)(3), Fla. Const.; Sherrod v. Franza, 427 So.2d 161 (Fla. 1983).

The facts underlying the petition are not in dispute. Baxter was arrested March...

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