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Criminal law — Speedy trial — Constitutionality of rules allowing chief justice of Florida Supreme Court to suspend speedy trial procedures 

Aug 18th, 2023 in by admin

Criminal law — Speedy trial — Constitutionality of rules allowing chief justice of Florida Supreme Court to suspend speedy trial procedures — County court does not have authority to find rule or administrative order of supreme court to be unconstitutional — No merit to argument that it is unconstitutional for administrative order that extends recapture period to remain in effect after emergency caused by pandemic is over where rule authorizes chief justice to extend speedy trial deadlines as long as emergency continues to have effect on courts — No merit to argument that issuance of administrative order by chief justice alone violates Article V, Section 2, which vests authority to adopt court rules in entire court — Administrative order does not violate separation of powers clause