STATE v. KINDER

No. SC01-37.

830 So.2d 832 (2002)

STATE of Florida, Petitioner, v. Kevin KINDER, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

October 17, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Richard L. Polin, Assistant Attorney General, Miami, FL, for Petitioner.

Julianne M. Holt, Public Defender, and Jeanine Cohen and John Skye, Assistant Public Defenders, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, Tampa, FL, for Respondent.


PER CURIAM.

We have for review a decision of a district court of appeal on the following question of great public importance:

WHETHER THE FAILURE TO COMMENCE A COMMITMENT TRIAL WITHIN THE 30-DAY PERIOD OF SECTION 394.916(1), FLORIDA STATUTES (1999), ABSENT A PRIOR CONTINUANCE FOR GOOD CAUSE, AUTHORIZES THE RELEASE OF THE DETAINED INDIVIDUAL, WHEN THE COMMITMENT CASE HAS NOT BEEN DISMISSED, AND THE TRIAL COURT HAS PREVIOUSLY MADE AN EX PARTE DETERMINATION...

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