State of Florida, Petitioner v. S.a., a Child, Respondent

Summary

The court held that the juvenile speedy-trial recapture window consists of two separate periods: up to five days for a hearing on the discharge motion, followed by ten days to bring the child to trial. Because weekends and legal holidays are excluded when calculating the five-day hearing period, the State timely brought S.A. to trial seventeen days after the motion was filed, so discharge was not required. Justice Pariente, concurring, agreed with the result under the existing rule but urged amendment to create a single fifteen-day window.