State v. Branam, 434 So. 2d 950

LEHAN, Judge.

Appellee was charged by information with burglary. Prior to the filing of the ‍​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‍information, appellee had filed two pro se motions for speedy trial under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.191. Approximately 75 days later, appellee, through counsel, filed a motion for ‍​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‍discharge pursuant to rule 3.191 on grounds that appellee had not been brought to trial within 60 days of the filing of the foregoing pro se motions. The trial ‍​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‍court granted appellee’s motion for discharge. We reverse.

A demand for speedy trial filed prior to the filing of an information is a nullity. State v. Gravlee, 276 So.2d 480 (Fla.1973); State ‍​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‍v. Humphrey, 363 So.2d 392 (Fla. 1st DCA 1968). Thus, the 60-day period under rule 3.191(a)(2) did not apply because it never began.

Accordingly, the order discharging appel-lee is REVERSED ‍​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‍and the cause is RE*951MANDED for proceedings consistent herewith.

OTT, C.J., and BOARDMAN, J., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Branam

Court Name: District Court of Appeal of Florida

Date Published: May 27, 1983

Citations: 434 So. 2d 950; 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 19455; No. 82-844

Docket Number: No. 82-844

Court Abbreviation: Fla. Dist. Ct. App.