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Facts

• The Defendant was convicted of several drug, weapon, and property-related offenses pursuant to a conditional plea agreement. He reserved the right to challenge the district court’s denial of his motion to dismiss for violation of his speedy trial rights, which he claims was violated due to an almost twenty-three-month delay between his arrest and the scheduled jury trial (para 1).

Procedural History

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Parties' Submissions

• Defendant-Appellant: Argued that the district court erred in determining that his right to a speedy trial had not been violated after a delay of almost twenty-three months between his date of arrest and the scheduled jury trial (paras 2-3).
• Plaintiff-Appellee: The State's arguments are not directly summarized in the decision, but it can be inferred that the State argued against the Defendant's claim of a speedy trial rights violation, as the district court's denial of the Defendant's motion was affirmed (para 12).

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court erred in determining that the Defendant’s right to a speedy trial had not been violated after a delay of almost twenty-three months between the Defendant’s date of arrest and the scheduled jury trial (para 2).

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s judgment and sentence, rejecting the Defendant's speedy trial claim (para 12).

Reasons

• The Court, with Judge Timothy L. Garcia authoring the opinion and Judges Jonathan B. Sutin and Linda M. Vanzi concurring, evaluated the Defendant's claim under the four factors set forth in Barker v. Wingo: the length of delay, the reasons for delay, the defendant’s assertion of the right to speedy trial, and prejudice to the defendant. The Court found that the almost twenty-three-month delay was presumptively prejudicial but was largely caused by the Defendant, including motions to continue and changes in plea. The Court also considered the Defendant's assertion of his right to a speedy trial and the prejudice he claimed to have suffered due to pretrial incarceration and anxiety. However, the Court concluded that the Defendant's substantial contribution to the delay mitigated the weight of the delay in his favor. Therefore, the Court held that the Defendant's constitutional right to a speedy trial was not violated (paras 4-11).