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STATE v. MEJIA

No. 20050421-CA.

172 P.3d 315 (2007)

2007 UT App 337

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Fidel Elias MEJIA, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

October 18, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Margaret P. Lindsay, Orem, for Appellant.

Mark L. Shurtleff. atty. gen., and Ryan D. Tenney, asst. atty. gen., Salt Lake City, for Appellee.

Before Judges BILLINGS, DAVIS, and ORME.

OPINION

DAVIS, Judge:

¶ 1 Fidel Elias Mejia appeals his convictions of multiple first degree felonies, arguing that his Sixth Amendment constitutional right to a speedy trial was violated. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 Mejia was charged on October 21, 2003, with one count of rape of a child and one count of rape. On October 24, 2003, the trial court set a preliminary hearing for November 3, 2003. The court later continued the hearing...

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