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STATE v. MADDOX

No. 25,404.

166 P.3d 461 (2007)

2007-NMCA-102

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Todd MADDOX, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Granted August 8, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary K. King, Attorney General, Katherine Zinn, Assistant Attorney General, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellee.

John Bigelow, Chief Public Defender, Nancy M. Hewitt, Assistant Appellate Defender, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellant.

OPINION

BUSTAMANTE, Judge.

{1} Defendant appeals his conviction and sentence for the unlawful taking of a motor vehicle on the grounds that the State's delay in prosecuting his case violated his Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial. We reverse and take this opportunity to clarify some of our prior case law regarding the State's duty to bring a defendant to trial within a reasonable amount of time.

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