KLEIN, J.
Petitioner was charged with sexual battery committed in February, 1980, but before he was arrested he was convicted and incarcerated in Maryland for over twenty years. He seeks a writ of prohibition to prevent Florida from now prosecuting him because the statute of limitations has run. We grant the writ.
After the information was filed and warrant issued in 1980, Florida had the Maryland Department of Corrections place a detainer on petitioner, but...
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