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Facts

• The Defendant was charged with driving while intoxicated on October 3, 2008, and arraigned on October 16, 2008. Despite qualifying for a public defender prior to arraignment, the Defendant struggled to receive assistance from the public defender's office in preparing for trial. A motion to dismiss the case for violation of the right to a speedy trial was filed by the Defendant on October 15, 2009, but was denied, leading to a conditional plea that preserved the right to appeal the speedy trial issue (paras 2-3).

Procedural History

• District Court of Bernalillo County, Stan Whitaker, District Judge: Denied Defendant's motion to dismiss for violation of the right to a speedy trial and affirmed the metropolitan court’s sentencing order (para 3).

Parties' Submissions

• Plaintiff-Appellee (State): Argued that the Defendant had exhausted his constitutional and statutory right to appeal by appealing the speedy trial issue to the district court (para 4).
• Defendant-Appellant: Claimed that the sentencing order violates his right to a speedy trial, asserting issues with the public defender's office's assistance and delays in the trial process (paras 2-3, 10-11).

Legal Issues

• Whether the Defendant's constitutional right to a speedy trial was violated (para 1).
• Whether the Court of Appeals has jurisdiction to review the appeal from the district court on the speedy trial issue (para 4).

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the metropolitan court’s sentencing order, finding no violation of the Defendant's right to a speedy trial (para 25).

Reasons

• Per Roderick T. Kennedy, J. (James J. Wechsler, J., M. Monica Zamora, J., concurring):
  The Court addressed the State's challenge to its jurisdiction and found it unavailing, citing precedent that the Court of Appeals has secondary appellate jurisdiction to review metropolitan court on-record appeals (para 4).
  In analyzing the speedy trial claim, the Court applied the four-factor test from Barker v. Wingo, considering the length of delay, the reason for the delay, the defendant's assertion of the right, and prejudice to the defendant. The Court found that the delay was not extraordinary, the reasons for delay were mostly attributable to the Defendant, and the Defendant failed to make a particularized showing of prejudice. Thus, the Court concluded that the Defendant's right to a speedy trial was not violated (paras 5-24).