STATE v. JENKINS

No. 4D03-4625.

899 So.2d 1238 (2005)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Marcia JENKINS, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

April 20, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Claudine M. LaFrance, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Alan T. Lipson, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


MAY, J.

The State appeals an order dismissing an Information on speedy trial grounds. The State argues the trial court erred in dismissing the Information because it failed to find the delay resulted in prejudice to the defendant. We agree and reverse.

On or about August 16, 2000, the State filed the Information, which charged the defendant with exploitation of an elderly or disabled adult, grand theft, and fraudulent use of a credit card, stemming from activity...

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