ALVAREZ v. STATE

No. 99-348.

729 So.2d 472 (1999)

Carlos Rafael ALVAREZ, Petitioner, v. The STATE of Florida, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

March 22, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth P. Speiller, Miami, for petitioner.

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

Before COPE, GERSTEN, and GODERICH, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Carlos Rafael Alvarez ("defendant") seeks a writ prohibiting the trial court from proceeding with his criminal trial claiming that his right to a speedy trial was violated. We grant the writ and direct the trial court to discharge the defendant.

On January 2, 1997, the defendant was charged with grand theft of a vehicle, possession of burglary tools, and loitering. The defendant demanded a speedy trial on October 5, 1998. The trial court set trial...

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