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Facts

• The Defendant, Jeremy Badhand, was convicted for resisting an officer. He appealed his conviction on the grounds that his right to a speedy trial was violated due to the delay in his trial proceedings.

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Appellant (Defendant): Argued that the district court improperly denied his motion to dismiss for violation of his speedy trial rights.
• Appellee (State): Contended that the Defendant's right to a speedy trial was not violated, and thus, the conviction should be affirmed.

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court’s denial of the Defendant's motion to dismiss on speedy trial grounds was proper.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the Defendant’s conviction.

Reasons

• The Court of Appeals, with Judge Megan P. Duffy writing the opinion, and Judges Jennifer L. Attrep and Jane B. Yohalem concurring, analyzed the Defendant's claim under the four-factor balancing test from Barker v. Wingo. The Court found that:
  The delay of approximately eight-and-one-half months past the presumptive period for a speedy trial analysis slightly favored the Defendant, but not heavily (para 3).
  The reason for the delay, attributed to the district court’s administrative errors, weighed slightly against the State and in the Defendant's favor (para 4).
  The Defendant's assertion of his speedy trial right was considered timely but not forceful, as he did not renew his speedy trial demand after being bound over to district court and did not object to the State’s requests for trial dates (para 5).
  The Defendant did not demonstrate that he suffered undue prejudice as a result of the delay. While he was incarcerated for approximately eighty days before trial, the Court found no particularized evidence of undue anxiety or concern due to the pretrial incarceration (paras 6-8).
  The Court concluded that, although some factors weighed in the Defendant's favor, they did not do so heavily. The absence of demonstrated undue prejudice meant that the Defendant's right to a speedy trial was not violated (para 9).