Opinion ID: 1792134
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Heading: Speedy Trial The Constitutional Claim.

Text: ¶ 3. Defendants in criminal cases are guaranteed the right to a speedy trial by the sixth and fourteenth amendments to the United States Constitution and Article 3, Section 26 of the Mississippi Constitution of 1890. Watts v. State, 733 So.2d 214, 235 (Miss.1999). In Barker v. Wingo, 407 U.S. 514, 92 S.Ct.2182, 33 L.Ed.2d 101 (1972), the United States Supreme Court has provided a test we must follow. Under Barker, we examine the following factors: (i) length of the delay, (ii) reason for the delay, (iii) defendant's assertion of his right, and (iv) prejudice to the defendant. 407 U.S. at 530, 92 S.Ct. 2182. See Taylor v. State, 672 So.2d 1246, 1258 (Miss.1996).