§ 918.015, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 918. CONDUCT OF TRIAL
Right to speedy trial.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
(1) In all criminal prosecutions the state and the defendant shall each have the right to a speedy trial.
(2) The Supreme Court shall, by rule of said court, provide procedures through which the right to a speedy trial as guaranteed by subsection (1) and by s. 16, Art. I of the State Constitution, shall be realized.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 195, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(202); s. 6, ch. 71-1(B).
Note
Note.—Former s. 916.01.
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