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STATE v. MASCARENAS

No. 887.

500 P.2d 438 (1972)

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tony Frank MASCARENAS, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

July 28, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Dale Morrison, Mitchell, Mitchell & Alley, Taos, for defendant-appellant.

David L. Norvell, Atty. Gen., Victor Moss, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for plaintiff-appellee.

OPINION

WOOD, Chief Judge.

The dispositive issue involves the constitutional right to a speedy trial. N.M.Const. Art. II, § 14. Whether this right has been denied depends on the reasonableness of the particular delay. Dickey v. Florida, 398 U.S. 30, 90 S.Ct. 1564, 26 L.Ed.2d 26 (1970), concurring opinion of Justice Brennan. In judging reasonableness, this court has looked to four factors: length of the delay; the reason...

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