Opinion ID: 1881558
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Heading: WAS WOODALL'S SIXTH AMENDMENT RIGHT TO A SPEEDY TRIAL VIOLATED UNDER THE GUIDELINES OF BARKER v. WINGO ?

Text: ¶ 10. Barker v. Wingo, 407 U.S. 514, 92 S.Ct. 2182, 33 L.Ed.2d 101 (1972), stands as the seminal case on the issue of the Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial. This Court has consistently followed the approach set forth in Barker since its inception. Perry v. State, 419 So.2d 194, 198 (Miss.1982); Wells v. State, 288 So.2d 860, 862-63 (Miss.1974). In Barker, the United States Supreme Court stated that courts should consider the [l]ength of delay, the reason for the delay, the defendant's assertion of his [speedy trial] right, and prejudice to the defendant when faced with a Sixth Amendment speedy trial issue. 407 U.S. at 530, 92 S.Ct. 2182. In regard to these four factors, the Court admonished that they are related factors and must be considered together with such other circumstances as may be relevant. Id. at 533, 92 S.Ct. 2182.