Mr. Lovelace was arrested and given a citation for misdemeanor DUI. He was later charged with felony DUI in circuit court based on the same arrest because of prior convictions. He filed for dismissal of the charges based on violation of Florida's speedy-trial rule. Both the county court and the circuit court refused to dismiss the charges. He appealed to the 4th District Court of Appeal, which dismissed the charges and certified a conflict with a ruling in a similar case from the 1st District Court of Appeal.