New Mexico Court of Appeals· 6/19/1986

State v. Kilpatrick

Citations

722 P.2d 692
104 N.M. 441

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holding that where the state offered no explanation for a nine-month delay in indicting the defendant that such delay should be weighed against the state
holding that the state’s extensive caseload is a neutral reason for delay and “ ‘should be weighted less heavily but nevertheless should be considered since the ultimate responsibility for such circumstances must rest with the government rather than with the defendant.’ ”
“ ‘[T]he delay that can be tolerated for an ordinary street crime is considerably less than for a serious, complex conspiracy charge.’ ”
deliberate delay in order to gain tactical advantage at trial is weighed heavily against the government
deliberate delay in order to gain tactical advantage at trial is weighed heavily against the government
defendant who suffered restrictions on his liberty and was impaired in his defense by loss of a witness satisfied the prejudice prong of the test for speedy trial violation

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Judges: Donnelly, Bivins, Garcia

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