Court Opinion

ID: 7560687
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-07-29 05:57:09.032204+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:24:11.223056
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PER CURIAM.
We reverse the writ of prohibition issued below which, on speedy trial grounds, precluded the continued prosecution of a DUI charge in the county court. The record shows that defense counsel specifically agreed to a trial date beyond the speedy trial time, thus effecting a waiver of the appellee’s rights under the rule.1 See Smith v. State, 482 So.2d 521 (Fla.2d DCA 1986), and cases cited.

. We point out that the 1984 changes in the speedy trial rule which eliminate the requirement of immediate discharge are inapplicable to misdemeanors. See Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.191(i)(2).