New Mexico Court of Appeals June 20, 2007, 25,788 (State v. Johnson)

OPINION

VIGIL, Judge.

{1} The State failed to bring this case to trial for over twenty-six months. We hold this delay deprived Defendant of his constitutional right to a speedy trial under the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, and reverse.

BACKGROUND

{2} On the morning of August 19, 2002, police responded to a call from a motel regarding a deceased woman found in one of the rooms.