Brown v. State

Summary

The Florida Supreme Court held that the inmates' administrative confinement did not constitute an arrest for purposes of the state speedy‑trial rule or the Sixth Amendment, so no speedy‑trial violation occurred. It also held that the trial court’s failure to conduct a Richardson inquiry into the state’s late disclosure of a witness statement was per se reversible, vacating the murder convictions and death sentences and remanding for a new trial.