Opinion ID: 1860859
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Heading: Did Stevens suffer unreasonable restraints to his liberty as a result of the delay?

Text: ¶ 25. By Stevens's own admission, he would have been in prison until at least November 5, 1998, serving his sentence for the aggravated assault. This Court indicated in Duplantis that a defendant cannot complain of restrictions on his liberty interests which occur during the time in which he was serving another sentence. Id. at 1336. Thus, Stevens remained in prison precisely eight months solely awaiting the initial date set for his trial and ten months awaiting the ultimate trial date. ¶ 26. Stevens testified at the hearing on the motion to dismiss that he received threats from another inmate while in prison which caused him anxiety. While this Court has never stated that such concern and anxiety are to be dismissed without consideration, it has held that anxiety alone does not amount to prejudice worthy of reversal. Id. at 1336.