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JONES v. STATE

No. 89-2952.

573 So.2d 185 (1991)

Wallace W. JONES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

January 18, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara M. Linthicum, Public Defender, and Paula S. Saunders, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Carolyn J. Mosley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

BARFIELD, Judge.

Jones appeals his conviction and sentence for attempted murder and grand theft. Because Jones was improperly denied discharge on the grounds of speedy trial, we reverse his convictions and direct that he be discharged.

Under Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.191 a person charged with a felony who is not brought to trial within 175 days is entitled to seek discharge on the grounds of the state's failure to afford him a speedy trial. Jones was first taken into...

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