District Court of Appeal of Florida· 8/31/1982

Howell v. State

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418 So. 2d 1164

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noting that although negligence in prosecuting should be “weighed less heavily against the state than an intentional delay,” the State should nonetheless “bear the burden of fault”
noting that although negligence in prosecuting should be “weighed less heavily against the state than an intentional delay,” the State should nonetheless “bear the burden of fault”
noting “[t]he burden to account for such [prosecutorial] delay, however, is decidedly upon the prosecution”
noting “[t]he burden to account for such [prosecu-torial] delay, however, is decidedly upon the prosecution”
holding fourteen-and-one-half-month delay from information until hearing presumptively prejudicial
outlining three categories of delay by the state: deliberate, negligent, and justified

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