Circuit Court for the Judicial Circuits of Florida October 14, 1986, Case No. 84-320 AC (State v. Neff)

OPINION OF THE COURT

MICHAEL H. SALMON, Judge.

After the speedy trial period to bring the defendant to trial had been *148extended several times because of exceptional circumstances (the absence of the technician), the State announced, even though the witness was still unavailable, that it was ready to proceed to trial without the witness.