Legal Opinion
State v. Johnson
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided June 20, 2007No. 25,788PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
VIGIL, Judge.
{1} The State failed to bring this case to trial for over twenty-six months. We hold this delay deprived Defendant of his constitutional right to a speedy trial under the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, and reverse.
BACKGROUND
{2} On the morning of August 19, 2002, police responded to a call from a motel regarding a deceased woman found in one of the rooms. Defendant was arrested on August 20, 2002, on the charges that were subsequently contained in the indictment, and his arrest also resulted in his being held without bond on a probation violation in an…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- State v. CoffinNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1999
- Zurla v. StateNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1990
- Salandre v. StateNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1991
- State v. UrbanNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2004
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3Cited by13 opinions
- State v. O'NEALNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2008
- State v. FierroNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2012
- State v. AragonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2009
- State v. LujanNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2015
- State v. PalacioNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2009
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