Case Name: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Timothy HAYES, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1989-07-05
Citations: 546 So. 2d 87
Docket Number: No. 88-02924
Parties: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Timothy HAYES, Appellee.
Judges: CAMPBELL, C.J., and RYDER and SCHOONOVER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 546
Pages: 87–88

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Timothy HAYES, Appellee.
No. 88-02924.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
July 5, 1989.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Stephen A. Baker, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellant.
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and D.P. Chanco, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The state appeals the trial court's order granting the appellee's motion for discharge alleging that he had not been brought to trial within the speedy trial period. We reverse.
The appellee, Timothy Hayes, was arrested for introducing contraband into a correctional facility. Prior to the filing of any charging instrument, the appellee filed a demand for trial pursuant to Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.180. The state subsequently filed an information charging the appellee, as an adult, for introduction of contraband into a correction facility in violation of section 944.47, Florida Statutes (1987), and possession of a controlled substance in violation of section 893.13, Florida Statutes (1987). Thereafter, the appellee filed a motion for discharge alleging that the sixty day speedy trial period had expired and that he had been continuously available for trial. After conducting a hearing, the trial court granted the motion and entered an order discharging the appel-lee. The state filed this timely appeal.
A demand for speedy trial filed prior to the filing of an information is a nullity. State v. Branam, 434 So.2d 950 (Fla. 2d DCA 1983). See also, State v. Hill, 313 So.2d 766 (Fla.1975); Fla.R. Crim.P. 3.191(a)(2); Fla.R.Juv.P. 8.180(f)(2). We, accordingly, reverse the trial court's order discharging the appellee and remand for proceedings consistent herewith.
Reversed and remanded.
CAMPBELL, C.J., and RYDER and SCHOONOVER, JJ., concur.