Case Name: Andrew HEIGHT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1984-11-28
Citations: 459 So. 2d 470
Docket Number: No. AX-165
Parties: Andrew HEIGHT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: NIMMONS, J., concurs.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 459
Pages: 470–471

Head Matter:
Andrew HEIGHT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. AX-165.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Nov. 28, 1984.
Michael E. Allen, Public Defender, Virginia Daire, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., John Tiedemann, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

Opinion:
SHIVERS, Judge.
Appellant, a prison inmate, was accused of assaulting a fellow inmate with a knife, given Miranda warnings, questioned concerning the incident and placed in administrative detention. Three months later, the appellant was charged with aggravated battery and possession of a weapon by a State prisoner. Appellant moved for discharge of the information alleging that his right to a speedy trial, pursuant to Fla.R. Crim.P. 3.191(a)(1) had been violated as more than 180 days had passed since he was placed in administrative confinement. The trial court denied the motion. We affirm.
The appellant contends that placement in administrative confinement as a result of the conduct which later gives rise to charges constitutes an arrest for the purposes of commencing the 180 day speedy trial period. This court has consistently rejected this position. See Powers v. State, 422 So.2d 981 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982); Lynn v. State, 436 So.2d 416 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983); Turner v. State, 442 So.2d 1064 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983).
NIMMONS, J., concurs.
WENTWORTH, J., dissents with written opinion.