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Facts

• The Defendant entered a conditional guilty plea to Driving While Intoxicated, reserving the right to challenge the timeliness of the trial on appeal. The plea was entered in metropolitan court and affirmed by the district court. The Defendant's appeal raises issues regarding the effectiveness of "horizontal representation" by public defenders and the violation of his constitutional right to a speedy trial.

Procedural History

• District Court of Bernalillo County, Kenneth Martinez, District Judge: Affirmed a metropolitan court judgment resulting from the Defendant's conditional guilty plea to Driving While Intoxicated, reserving the right to raise a speedy trial challenge on appeal.

Parties' Submissions

• Plaintiff-Appellee (State): Filed a motion to dismiss based on a challenge to the Court's jurisdiction.
• Defendant-Appellant: Argued that "horizontal representation" by public defenders constitutes ineffective assistance of counsel and violates due process. Additionally, claimed that his constitutional right to a speedy trial was violated.

Legal Issues

• Whether the Defendant's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel due to "horizontal representation" by public defenders constitutes a valid ground for appeal.
• Whether the Defendant's constitutional right to a speedy trial was violated.

Disposition

• The Court denied the State's motion to dismiss based on jurisdiction.
• The Court affirmed the district court's judgment on all issues raised by the Defendant.

Reasons

• TIMOTHY L. GARCIA, Judge (JAMES J. WECHSLER, Judge, LINDA M. VANZI, Judge concurring):
  The Court found that the Defendant's plea of guilty waived objections to prior defects in the proceedings, including the right to appeal on issues not reserved in the plea agreement (para 2). The Court determined that the Defendant did not reserve the right to raise an ineffective assistance of counsel claim or a due process challenge in his plea agreement, leading to the affirmation of the district court's judgment on these issues (para 3).
  Regarding the ineffective assistance of counsel claim, the Court concluded that the Defendant's broad challenge to "horizontal representation" did not satisfy the two-prong test for proving ineffective assistance of counsel, particularly the prejudice prong (para 4).
  On the issue of the speedy trial, the Court distinguished the Defendant's case from precedent, noting that delays were for the Defendant's benefit and that proceedings progressed in a reasonable manner. The Court found that the Defendant had not established that reversal was warranted under the applicable speedy trial analysis (paras 5-7).