Case Name: William Steven HELLER, Petitioner, v. The STATE of Florida, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1992-07-28
Citations: 601 So. 2d 642
Docket Number: No. 91-3070
Parties: William Steven HELLER, Petitioner, v. The STATE of Florida, Respondent.
Judges: Before NESBITT, FERGUSON and COPE, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 601
Pages: 642–642

Head Matter:
William Steven HELLER, Petitioner, v. The STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 91-3070.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
July 28, 1992.
Leighton G. Morse, Key West, George T. Pallas, Miami, for petitioner.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Leslie Schreiber, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.
Before NESBITT, FERGUSON and COPE, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
While this appeal was pending, we decided J.T. v. State, 601 So.2d 283 (Fla. 3d DCA 1992) (citing Tascarella v. Seay, 564 So.2d 205 (Fla. 4th DCA 1990)), which is dispositive. The fifteen-day window period provided the State by rule 3.191(i)(3), Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, to proceed with a trial of the defendant after the speedy trial period has expired and a motion for discharge has been filed, may not be extended for exceptional circumstances by a motion filed within the window period.
Prohibition is granted. The order denying the motion for discharge is quashed.