Case Name: Vincent Joe CALDWELL, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1998-03-20
Citations: 706 So. 2d 962
Docket Number: No. 98-367
Parties: Vincent Joe CALDWELL, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
Judges: GOSHORN and HARRIS, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 706
Pages: 962–963

Head Matter:
Vincent Joe CALDWELL, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 98-367.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
March 20, 1998.
James Russo, Public Defender, and Adrienne Trent, Assistant Public Defender, Vi-era, for Petitioner.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Anthony J. Golden, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Respondent.

Opinion:
THOMPSON, Judge.
Vincent Joe Caldwell files this petition for a writ of prohibition seeking to prevent his criminal trial. He contends that he was available on the morning his ease was set for trial, and therefore, did not waive his right to a speedy trial. Accordingly, he argues he is entitled to discharge. See Fla. R.Crim. P.. 3.191(g). He argues the trial court should have granted his motion for discharge filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.191(p)(l). The state argues that he was not available at the time the case was first called; therefore, he was unavailable and is not entitled to discharge. See Fla. R.Crim. P. 3.191(k).
After a thorough review of the record, we find Caldwell was timely available for trial, and his motion for discharge should have been granted.
WRIT OF PROHIBITION GRANTED.
GOSHORN and HARRIS, JJ., concur.