Raquel Gonzalez v. State

COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS RAQUEL GONZALEZ, § No. 08-16-00286-CR Appellant, § Appeal from the v. § County Court at Law Number One THE STATE OF TEXAS, § of El Paso County, Texas Appellee. § (TC# 20090C09254) § DISSENTING OPINION I respectfully dissent and would hold that Appellant’s right to a speedy trial has not been violated. I agree that a seven-year delay is presumptively prejudicial and triggers a Barker analysis. Further, the seven-year delay from August 2009 to Appellant’s plea in October 2016, in part, weighs against the State. The majority holds the…