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Facts

• On December 23, 2015, the Defendant, along with three other inmates, attacked a fellow inmate at the Taos County Detention Center. The Defendant was initially charged with aggravated battery in magistrate court on January 25, 2016, but the case was dismissed on February 10, 2016. Subsequently, on November 10, 2016, a grand jury indicted the Defendant on one count of aggravated battery with great bodily harm related to the detention center attack (paras 2-3).

Procedural History

• District Court of Taos County: The Defendant entered a guilty plea to misdemeanor aggravated battery and reserved the right to appeal the denial of his motion to dismiss based on a violation of his right to a speedy trial (para 1).

Parties' Submissions

• Defendant-Appellant: Argued that the district court erred in failing to dismiss the charges against him on speedy trial grounds and that his right to due process was denied due to preindictment delay (para 1).
• Plaintiff-Appellee: [Not applicable or not found]

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court erred in failing to dismiss the charges against the Defendant on speedy trial grounds.
• Whether the Defendant's right to due process was denied due to preindictment delay.

Disposition

• The New Mexico Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's decision, finding no violation of the Defendant's right to a speedy trial or due process rights (para 48).

Reasons

• The Court of Appeals, per Bogardus, J., with Hanisee, C.J., and Medina, J., concurring, conducted a detailed analysis based on the Barker v. Wingo framework to determine whether the Defendant's right to a speedy trial was violated. The court considered the length of delay, reasons for the delay, the Defendant's assertion of his right, and prejudice to the Defendant. The court found that the delay was of moderate complexity and that fifteen months had not passed since the Defendant was indicted, thus no presumptive violation of the Defendant's speedy trial right occurred. The court also found that the Defendant failed to demonstrate particularized prejudice arising from the delay. Regarding the due process claim related to preindictment delay, the court concluded that the Defendant failed to demonstrate actual and substantial prejudice, and therefore, the claim was not further considered (paras 7-47).