State of Iowa v. Christopher Clay McNeal

MANSFIELD, Justice.

In this case, we are asked to review a district • court’s decision to commence a criminal trial on June 26 but to postpone the presentation of evidence to July 7, eight days after the June 29 expiration of the speedy trial deadline. The court grant*700ed this postponement at the State’s request based on the unavailability of medical experts.

On our review, we conclude the district court did not abuse its discretion. We assume without deciding that the district court’s use of a start-and-stop procedure to avoid the speedy trial deadline should be analyzed under the same standards…