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451 So. 2d 893

Docket No. 83-1364.

Clinton v. State

Jeffrey William CLINTON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 29, 1984.

Rehearing Denied July 3, 1984.

District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 1984-05-29

Relies on 399 So. 2d 1137 - Vey v. Bradford Union Guidance Clinic, Inc. · Walker v. State · 265 So. 2d 547 - Leiseder v. State

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Decided 1984-05-29

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¶1*894 Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Bruce A. Rosenthal and Karen Gottlieb, Asst. Public Defenders, for appellant.

¶2Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and G. Bart Billbrough, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

¶3Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and NESBITT and BASKIN, JJ.

¶4PER CURIAM.

¶5Despite the fact that the speedy trial time had expired, the defendant's motion for discharge was denied. The record shows that Clinton did not violate any order of court or other duty to respond and concededly did not receive the notice of his required appearance solely because, through no fault of his own, the prosecution sent it to an incorrect address. On these facts, the delay cannot be attributed to the defendant, who, in turn, may not therefore be deemed "unavailable for trial" under Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.191. State ex rel. Smith v. Nesbitt,355 So.2d 202 (Fla. 3d DCA 1978); State v. Collie,390 So.2d 441 (Fla. 5th DCA 1980), rev. denied, 399 So.2d 1146 (Fla. 1981); Richardson v. State,340 So.2d 1198 (Fla. 4th DCA 1976); State ex rel. Kennedy v. McCauley,265 So.2d 547 (Fla. 4th DCA 1972); V.C. v. Ferguson,422 So.2d 861 (Fla. 3d DCA 1982), aff'd, 427 So.2d 722 (Fla. 1983); State ex rel. Covington v. Rowe,281 So.2d 71 (Fla. 3d DCA 1973). For this reason, the judgment below, entered pursuant to a nolo plea which preserved the point, is

¶6Reversed.

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