STATE v. GUZMAN

No. 94-1639.

667 So.2d 989 (1996)

The STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Norbert GUZMAN, et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

February 14, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Paulette R. Taylor, Assistant Attorney General, for appellant.

Michael A. Levin, for appellees.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and HUBBART and NESBITT, JJ.


NESBITT, Judge.

The state appeals a final order dismissing with prejudice the informations filed against Norbert Guzman and Otis Charles, based on a speedy trial violation, resulting from an underlying failure to make discovery. For the reasons discussed, we reverse with directions.

The defendants were taken into custody on May 23, 1993 so that under the ordinary projection of the speedy trial rule, their trial would have commenced not later than November...

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