KENNARD, J.
The California Constitution guarantees criminal defendants the right to a speedy trial. (Cal. Const., art. I, § 15.) When a violation of that right arises from a delay that occurs "after the filing of a complaint and before arrest or formal accusation by indictment or information ... a defendant seeking dismissal must affirmatively demonstrate prejudice." (People v. Martinez (2000)
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