Supreme Court of Florida April 16, 1981, No. 57937 (State v. Carter)

lead-opinion

McDONALD, Justice.

The state seeks certiorari review of a decision of the Third District Court of Appeal 1 which discharged respondent from prosecution because he, a defendant charged with grand theft under section 812.014, Florida Statutes (1977), was not brought to trial within 180 days of his arrest. Recognizing that the circumstances differ somewhat from those in State ex rel.