Case Name: Jair Ventura ROMERO, Petitioner, v. The STATE of Florida, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2002-04-10
Citations: 820 So. 2d 946
Docket Number: No. 3D01-3582
Parties: Jair Ventura ROMERO, Petitioner, v. The STATE of Florida, Respondent.
Judges: Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and GODERICH and FLETCHER, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 820
Pages: 946–947

Head Matter:
Jair Ventura ROMERO, Petitioner, v. The STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 3D01-3582.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
April 10, 2002.
Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied July 12, 2002.
Oscar Arroyave, for petitioner.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General-and Douglas J. Glaid (Fort Lauderdale) Assistant Attorney General, for respondent.
Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and GODERICH and FLETCHER, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Because the defendant's motion for continuance effected a waiver of his speedy trial rights, see State v. Guzman, 697 So.2d 1263 (Fla. 3d DCA 1997), the application for writ of prohibition is denied.