R.D.H. v. State

LONG, Presiding Judge.

The appellant, R.D.H., was convicted of second degree sodomy and first degree sexual abuse. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison for each conviction; the sentences were to run consecutively. Three years of his sentence for the sexual abuse conviction were suspended. We must reverse the appellant’s convictions for the reasons discussed in Part II of this opinion.

I

The appellant contends that his due process rights were violated by a preindictment delay of approximately three years from the time that the allegations underlying the charges against him were made known to…