SANTIAGO v. STATE

No. 97-2036.

698 So.2d 919 (1997)

Jessica SANTIAGO, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

September 5, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Russo, Public Defender, and Anita Winfough, Assistant Public Defender, Viera, for Petitioner.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Kristen L. Davenport, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Respondent.


W. SHARP, Judge.

Petitioner, Santiago, seeks a writ of prohibition challenging the trial court's denial of her motion for discharge due to an alleged speedy trial violation. Because the speedy trial period has run and the record does not support the existence of exceptional circumstances to justify the necessity of a joint trial with the co-defendant, we grant the petition and order the trial court to discharge Santiago.

Santiago and a co-defendant were arrested...

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