Rayvon L. Boatman v. State of Florida

Summary

The court held that a respondent who challenges a violation of the Jimmy Ryce Act's thirty-day trial deadline may seek habeas relief before trial or raise the issue on direct appeal after trial, so waiting until appeal does not waive the claim. However, after trial, release and dismissal are unavailable unless the respondent shows that the delay affected the fairness of the trial. Because Boatman challenged only the length of his pretrial detention and identified no effect on trial fairness, the court approved the result below but rejected its waiver reasoning.