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| 1 | A bill to be entitled | ||
| 2 | An act relating to the right to a speedy trial; creating | ||
| 3 | time limits within which a person charged with a crime by | ||
| 4 | information or indictment must be brought to trial; | ||
| 5 | permitting state attorneys to file a demand for a speedy | ||
| 6 | trial; requiring that the trial judge schedule a calendar | ||
| 7 | call upon the filing of a demand for a speedy trial in | ||
| 8 | order to schedule a trial; providing an effective date. | ||
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| 10 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: | ||
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| 12 | Section 1. Victim's right to a speedy trial; speedy trial | ||
| 13 | demand by the state.--To ensure the right of crime victims and | ||
| 14 | the people of this state to a prompt and timely disposition of | ||
| 15 | cases, each person charged with a crime by indictment or | ||
| 16 | information must be brought to trial within 90 days if the crime | ||
| 17 | charged is a misdemeanor or within 175 days if the crime charged | ||
| 18 | is a felony, barring unforeseen or extraordinary circumstances. | ||
| 19 | To meet this time standard, the state attorney may file a demand | ||
| 20 | for a speedy trial in any misdemeanor case that has not been | ||
| 21 | resolved within 40 days after arrest or in any felony case that | ||
| 22 | has not been resolved within 125 days after arrest. Upon filing | ||
| 23 | of the demand, the trial court shall schedule a calendar call | ||
| 24 | within 5 days, at which time the trial shall be scheduled for | ||
| 25 | not less than 5 days or more than 45 days following the date of | ||
| 26 | the calendar call. | ||
| 27 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2004. | ||