Harris v. State

SEARS, Chief Justice.

The appellant, Juan Harris, appeals from the denial of his motion to dismiss his indictment on the ground that his constitutional right to a speedy trial had been violated. We conclude, however, that the trial court did not err in denying Harris’s motion, and we thus affirm the trial court’s judgment.

To begin the constitutional speedy trial analysis, we note that the approximately five and one-half years from the date of Harris’s arrest to the date the trial court denied Harris’s motion to bar his prosecution is “presumptively prejudicial” 1 and thus triggers the…