State v. Ochoa

OPINION

VIGIL, Judge.

{1} Convicted of two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor and one count of interference with communications, Defendant appeals. Because we agree with Defendant that his constitutional right to a speedy trial was violated, we reverse.

ANALYSIS OF A SPEEDY TRIAL CLAIM

{2} “The right to a speedy trial is a fundamental right of the accused,” guaranteed by the “Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, [and] applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.” State v. Garza, 2009-NMSC-038, ¶ 10, 146 N.M. 499, 212 P.3d 387; see U.S. Const. amend. VI; N.M.…