Nelson Bido v. State of Rhode Island

OPINION

Justice GOLDBERG,

for the Court.

The applicant, Nelson Bido (Bido or applicant), is before the Supreme Court on appeal from a Superior Court judgment that denied his application for postconviction relief. He argues that the trial justice erred in dismissing his application that alleged, principally, the ineffective assistance of his trial counsel based on counsel’s failure to move for dismissal of the indictment on speedy-trial grounds. After a careful review of the record, we affirm the judgment of the Superior Court.

Facts and Travel

In May 2006, Bido was convicted of aiding and abetting…