STATE v. CLIFTON

No. 5D03-4110.

895 So.2d 513 (2005)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Joseph Warren CLIFTON, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

February 11, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Douglas T. Squire, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

Adam Pollack of Faulkner & Pollack, P.A., Orlando, for Appellee.


SAWAYA, C.J.

The State appeals the order dismissing the amended information charging Joseph Clifton with five counts of arson of a dwelling. The basis of the order of dismissal was the trial court's conclusion that the speedy trial time limit had expired and, therefore, Clifton was entitled to discharge. The specific issue we must resolve is whether the filing of an amended information after the speedy trial time limit has expired, but before the defendant files a...

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