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Facts

• On April 2, 2010, the victim called 911, reporting she was bleeding and needed help. Upon arrival, police found her deceased with multiple stab wounds. The defendant turned himself in the next day, facing charges of murder and tampering with evidence (para 2).

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Defendant-Appellant: Argued that his right to a speedy trial was violated, his involuntary statements were improperly admitted, material video evidence was not produced, the jury was not instructed on his self-defense theory, and the evidence was insufficient to support his second-degree murder conviction (para 1).
• Plaintiff-Appellee: [Not applicable or not found]

Legal Issues

• Whether the defendant's right to a speedy trial was violated.
• Whether the district court erred in admitting the defendant's involuntary statements.
• Whether the state failed to produce material video evidence.
• Whether the district court erred in not instructing the jury on the defendant's theory of self-defense.
• Whether the state presented sufficient evidence to support the conviction for second-degree murder (para 1).

Disposition

• The judgment and sentence were reversed, and the case was remanded to the district court with instructions to dismiss the charges against the defendant (para 31).

Reasons

• The Court, led by Judge Vargas with Judge Bogardus concurring and Judge Vanzi dissenting, found the defendant's right to a speedy trial was violated, weighing heavily against the State. The analysis considered the length of delay, reasons for delay, the defendant's assertion of the right, and prejudice to the defendant. The delay of approximately seventy months exceeded the threshold for presumptive prejudice, with the majority of the delay attributed to administrative and negligent reasons on the part of the State. The defendant's assertions of his right to a speedy trial were considered, albeit with limited weight due to their timing and nature. The Court presumed prejudice from the defendant's lengthy pretrial incarceration, significantly impacting the decision. Judge Vanzi's dissent focused on the shared responsibility for delays, the efforts by the State to proceed with the trial, and questioned the majority's assessment of extreme prejudice suffered by the defendant due to pretrial incarceration conditions (paras 3-30).