speedy trial process

Under Florida law:

Speedy trial without demand:  in most cases, a defendant will be brought to trial within 90 days of arrest if the crime is a misdemeanor, and within 175 days of arrest if the crime charged was a felony.

Speedy trial with demand:  with limited exceptions, every person charged with a crime has the right to demand a trial within 60 days.  A felony is a crime usually punishable by imprisonment for more than one year.  A misdemeanor, on the other hand, is usually punishable by a fine or a year or less of incarceration

It should be noted, the right to a speedy trial does not apply to every stage of a criminal case.  It arises only after a person has been arrested, indicted, or otherwise formally accused of a crime by the government. Before the point of formal accusation, the government is under no Sixth Amendment obligation to investigate, accuse, or prosecute a defendant within a specific amount of time.

If the Court, however, does find that the defendant's speedy trial rights were violated, it will dismiss the prosecution with prejudice (barring re-prosecution).