Case Name: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Paul Alfred HUMPHREY, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1978-10-04
Citations: 363 So. 2d 392
Docket Number: No. II-321
Parties: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Paul Alfred HUMPHREY, Appellee.
Judges: McCORD, C. J., and MILLS and BOYER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 363
Pages: 392–393

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Paul Alfred HUMPHREY, Appellee.
No. II-321.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Oct. 4, 1978.
Rehearing Denied Nov. 8, 1978.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Charles W. Musgrove, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.
Michael J. Minerva, Public Defender, and Louis G. Carres, Asst. Public Defender, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The State appeals an order granting ap-pellee/defendant's motion to discharge under the speedy trial rule, Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.191(a)(2). Defendant's demand for speedy trial, filed prior to the filing of the-information, was a nullity and was ineffective as a demand for speedy trial entitling defendant to discharge under Rule 3.191(a)(2). State v. Gravlee, 276 So.2d 480 (Fla.1973); State ex rel. Hanks v. Goodman, 253 So.2d 129 (Fla.1971); State v. Hill, 299 So.2d 625 (Fla. 1st DCA 1974), quashed in part 313 So.2d 766 (Fla.1975). Accordingly, the order discharging defendant under the speedy trial rule is reversed and the cause remanded for further proceedings consistent herewith.
McCORD, C. J., and MILLS and BOYER, JJ., concur.