James Neal Hensley v. Commonwealth of Kentucky

RENDERED: OCTOBER 20, 2022 TO BE PUBLISHED Supreme Court of Kentucky 2020-SC-0527-DG 2021-SC-0223-DG COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY APPELLANT/CROSS-APPELLEE ON REVIEW FROM COURT OF APPEALS V. NO. 2019-CA-1360 BOONE CIRCUIT COURT NO. 19-CR-00292 JAMES NEAL HENSLEY APPELLEE/CROSS-APPELLANT OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE VANMETER REVERSING Under both the federal and state constitutions, criminal defendants have a right to a speedy trial. Our jurisprudence has adopted a four-factor test to determine whether the right to a speedy trial has been violated, the first and most important factor being the…