Case Name: J.W., a child, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2003-04-02
Citations: 843 So. 2d 938
Docket Number: No. 4D03-723
Parties: J.W., a child, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
Judges: POLEN, C.J., FARMER and HAZOURI, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 843
Pages: 938–938

Head Matter:
J.W., a child, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 4D03-723.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
April 2, 2003.
Rehearing Denied May 12, 2003.
Man H. Schreiber, Public Defender, and Sarah W. Sandler, Assistant Public Defender, Fort Lauderdale, for petitioner.
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Daniel P. Hyndman, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Petitioner, J.W., filed a petition for writ of prohibition seeking speedy trial discharge under Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.090 (2002). It is undisputed that the adjudicatory hearing was not held within ninety days of the petition for delinquency as required by that rule.
The trial court granted the state an extension of the speedy trial period based upon its showing that it had made three unsuccessful attempts to serve J.W. with the delinquency petition. All three attempts were made during school hours at J.W.'s residence. All three times, the process server found no one at home.
The 'state's evidence was insufficient to demonstrate that it made diligent efforts to serve J.W. The state, therefore, failed to demonstrate that he was unavailable within the meaning of rule 8.090(d)(4) and it was error for the trial court to extend the speedy trial period. See R.K. v. State, 778 So.2d 1098 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001) (citation omitted).
The petition for writ of prohibition is granted. The trial court is directed to discharge J.W.
POLEN, C.J., FARMER and HAZOURI, JJ., concur.