STATE v. LESLIE

No. 96-1766.

699 So.2d 832 (1997)

The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Norris H. LESLIE, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

October 1, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Fredericka Sands, Assistant Attorney General, for appellant.

John H. Lipinski, Hollywood, for appellee.

Before COPE, GERSTEN and SHEVIN, JJ.


COPE, Judge.

The State appeals an order discharging defendant under the speedy trial rule. After defendant-appellee Norris H. Leslie was taken into custody, the State announced that it would bring "no action." See Genden v. Fuller, 648 So.2d 1183, 1183 (Fla.1994). Later, the State changed its position and, on the 177th day after defendant was taken into custody, filed an information. Defendant filed a notice of expiration...

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