WPCl )AD%-ovz`_i֞J9v{6m|+bu٬b器'$# yL6w|і/u #AVMU䲒Wa؅G{lpOjXb$ETU ]J GTP}v1}vl< 9vJr#m>||gtEw0{ ORِvLJpV;|իlWQ[Vkr:œ9/mB5~)ENnϕYU>s&iL[^8ű$LUEa- v 6VHz{H}DZ?Q./=܉9v";\n5c 󄩖5Oi9O [>ҕ>H 2d<'Zc?o# BC/v;e Rn# F UNQ % 0( L U: bS w@[ 4  UN   U: B3 3 3 3 3 D3P P P 0D AO  0D D/  BOHP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nLl(9 Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($C:\OFFICE\WPWIN\TEMPLATE\STANDARD.WPT,|AZ"Arial Regular- - CDDEUFeGEHIEJKLӀuM%3|xU(hH  Z 6Times New Roman Regular XXXXy XX   Ad FILEDXX y  July23,1999CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerkdAM ,cAZ"Arial Regular d%%%%'dxd(3$ !  -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd !  LFFL` BXXNBTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T7mXXdXXd7      Lr *<,(j 8` `@Ef ` 8ttxP,`  rߛLINTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE `  ATNASHVILLEJULYSESSION,1999  STATEOFTENNESSEE,  )  C.C.A.NO.01C019808CR00346 `  `     h   ) `  ` AppellGeeGHantH,   h   ) X   `     h   ) `     h   )  DAVIDSONCOUNTY X  VS. `     h   )   X   `     h   )  HON.FRANKG.CLEMENT,JR.  X   DONALDMCKINNEY,  h   )  JUDGE  X   `     h   )  X  ` AppellIantIJeeJ.   h   )  (DirectAppealDUI) X      FORTHEAPPELLANT: h     FORTHEAPPELLEE: 8 HOLLISI.MOORE,JR. h     PAULG.SUMMERS (  OfficeoftheMetroPublicDefender  AttorneyGeneral&Reporter  ! 1202StahlmanBuildingNashville,TN37201 h     MARVINE.CLEMENTS #  `     h     AssistantAttorneyGeneral `     h     425FifthAvenueNorth `     h     Nashville,TN37243 `     h     VICTORS.JOHNSON `     h     DistrictAttorneyGeneral `     h     EDWARDS.RYAN `     h     AssistantDistrictAttorney `     h     WashingtonSq.,Ste.500 `     h     Nashville,TN372011649OPINIONFILED________________________REVERSEDANDREMANDEDJERRYL.SMITH,JUDGE  x5,-   I'N SI'OPINION#I'S # NI' `    7mXXdXXd7 ` OnJanuary18,1998,theDavidsonCountyGrandJuryindictedAppellee  T DonaldMcKinneyfordrivingundertheinfluenceofanintoxicant,sixthoffense.OnJuly7,1998,Appelleefiledamotiontodismisstheindictment.ThetrialcourtgrantedthemotiononJuly16,1998.TheStatechallengesthetrialcourtsdismissaloftheindictment,raisingthefollowingissue:whetherthetrialcourterredwhenitdeterminedthattheindictmentshouldbedismissedbecauseAppelleesrighttoaspeedytrialhadbeenviolated.Afterareviewoftherecord,wefindthatneitherAppelleesrightstoaspeedytrialnorhisrightstodueprocessoflawwereviolatedbythedelayinbringinghimtotrial.Thejudgmentofthetrialcourtmustthereforebereversedandthecaseremandedfortrial.@II, FACTS     ` TheallegedoffenseinthiscaseoccurredonMarch29,1995.ArrestwarrantswereissuedonMay2,1995,butforsomereasonthewarrantsremainedunserveduntilJanuary1,1998. ` Atthehearingonthisissue,Appelleearguedthattheindictmentshouldbedismissedbecausethedelaybetweentheallegedoffenseandtheservingofthewarrantshadviolatedhisrighttoaspeedytrial.Appelleecontendedthathewasprejudicedbythedelaybecausehewaspreventedfromobtainingthebloodsampletakenatthetimeoftheallegedoffensesothatindependenttestscouldbeconducted.  d7./  ` Thetrialcourtdismissedtheindictmentafterfindingthatthedelaybetween theallegedoffenseandtheservingofthewarrantshadviolatedAppelleesrighttoaspeedytrial.However,thetrialcourtmadenofindingastowhetherAppelleehadbeenprejudicedbythedelay.@* ANALYSIS     ` TheStatecontendsthatthetrialcourterredwhenitdismissedtheindictmentmerelybecauseofthedelaybetweenthedateoftheallegedoffenseandthedateonwhichthewarrantswereserved.Wemustagree.@zz! A.RighttoaSpeedyTrial  `  ` TheUnitedStatesandTennesseeConstitutionsguaranteethecriminaldefendanttherighttoaspeedytrial.U.S.Const.amend.VI;Tenn.Const.art.I,9;Statev.Utley,956S.W.2d489,492(Tenn.1997).Therighttoaspeedytrial &0 isalsostatutoryinTennessee.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.40-14-101(1997).In (   addition,theTennesseeRulesofCriminalProcedureprovideforthedismissalofanindictment,presentment,informationorcriminalcomplaint [i]fthereisunnecessarydelayinpresentingthechargetoagrandjuryagainstadefendantwhoKhKasbeenheldtoanswertothetrialcourt,orifthereisunnecessarydelayinbringingadefendanttotrial....Tenn.R.Crim.P.48(b). ` TheTennesseeSupremeCourthasstatedthat awarrantalonedoesnottriggerspeedytrialanalysis;tothecontrary,aformalgrandjuryactionortheactualrestraintsofanarrestarerequired.Utley,956S.W.2dat493.Thisis 902 because itisatthisstageofarrestandgrandjuryactionthatthesignificantinterestsservedbytherighttoaspeedytrialaremostdirectlyimplicated:theprotectionagainstoppressivepre-trialincarcerationandthereductionofanxietyandconcerncausedbyunresolvedcharges.Id. p< 0 #p< !# ` UnderUtley,itisclearthatAppelleesrighttoaspeedytrialwasnot    implicatedwhentheallegedoffenseoccurredonMarch29,1995,orwhenthewarrantswereissuedonMay2,1995.Rather,AppelleesrighttoaspeedytrialwasnotimplicateduntilthewarrantswereservedonJanuary1,1998.AppelleeassertedthathisrighttoaspeedytrialwasviolatedonJuly7,1998,andthetrialcourtdismissedtheindictmentonJuly16,1998,approximatelysixandonehalfmonthsafterthewarrantswereserved. ` Whenanaccusedseeksthedismissalofaprosecutionbaseduponthedenialoftheconstitutionalrighttoaspeedytrial,theaccusedmustestablishaperiodofdelaythatis presumptivelyprejudicial.Statev.Jefferson,938S.W.2d &  1,12(Tenn.Crim.App.1996)(citingDoggettv.UnitedStates,505U.S.647, p(  651,112S.Ct.2686,2690,120L.Ed.2d520(1992));Barkerv.Wingo,407U.S. `*!" 514,530,92S.Ct.2182,2192,33L.Ed.2d101(1972).Thelengthofthedelayisdependentuponthepeculiarcircumstancesofeachcase,andthedelaythatcanbetoleratedfor anordinarystreetcrimeisgenerallymuchlessthanforaserious,complexfelonycharge.Barker,407U.S.at530!31,92S.Ct.at2193.  2(* Adelayofoneyearorlongermarksthepointatwhichcourtsdeemthedelayunreasonableenoughtotriggerfurtherinquiry.Utley,956S.W.2dat494; 6,. Doggett,505U.S.at652,n.1,112S.Ct.at2691,n.1.Ifthisthresholdiscrossed, 7.0 abalancingtestdeterminesthemeritsofthespeedytrialissue.InStatev. 902 Bishop,493S.W.2d81,83!85(Tenn.1973),theTennesseeSupremeCourt `  recognizedandadoptedthebalancingtestsetforthinBarkerinwhichfour P  factorsmustbebalanced.Thefactorsare(1)thelengthofthedelay,(2)thereasonsforthedelay,(3)theaccusedsassertionoftherighttospeedytrial,and(4)theprejudiceresultingfromthedelay.Barker,407U.S.514,531,92S.Ct.   2182,2192;Bishop,493S.W.2dat83!84.    ` Here,thelengthoftimewasnotpresumptivelyprejudicial.ThewarrantswereservedonJanuary1,1998,AppelleewasindictedonJanuary18,1998,andthetrialcourtdismissedtheindictmentonJuly16,1998.Becausethisperiodofapproximatelysixandonehalfmonthswaslessthanoneyear,theperiodwasnotpresumptivelyprejudicial.Therefore,withoutaddressingtheremainingfactors,weconcludethatAppelleesrighttoaspeedytrialwasnotviolatedundertheUnitedStatesorTennesseeConstitutions.Thus,thetrialcourterredwhenitdismissedtheindictmentbasedonaviolationofthisright.@xx' B.DueProcess  `(   ` TheTennesseeSupremeCourthasstatedthat [a]delaythatdoesnotimplicatethespeedytrialrightmaystillraisedueprocessconcernsundertheFifthandFourteenthAmendmentstotheUnitedStatesConstitutionandArticleI,9oftheTennesseeConstitution.Utley,= 2=956S.W.2dat=# 2ۇ,#=>2>495.However,  2(* ??AA0 ` [b]eforeanaccusedisentitledtoreliefbaseduponthedelaybetweentheoffenseandtheinitiationofadversarialproceedings,theaccusedmustprovethat(a)therewasadelay,(b)theaccusedsustainedactualprejudiceasadirectandproximateresultofthedelay,and(c)theStatecausedthedelayinordertogaintacticaladvantageoverortoharasstheaccused.@902` T$` T$ @Id.(citationomitted). `  BB ` Obviously,Appelleehasdemonstratedthattherewasadelayofslightlylessthanthreeyearsbetweenthedateoftheallegedoffenseandtheinitiationofadversarialproceedingsagainsthim.AlthoughAppelleecontendedduringthehearingthathewasprejudicedbythedelayinthathewastherebypreventedfromobtainingthebloodsampleforindependenttesting,hedidnotintroduceanyevidencetosupportthisclaimnordidheintroduceanyevidencethatindependenttestingwouldhaveyieldedaresultthatwasfavorabletohim.Inaddition,AppelleeneithercontendednorintroducedanyproofthatthedelaywascausedbytheStateforthepurposeofgainingatacticaladvantage.UnderthesecircumstancesitappearsthatthedelayinservingthearrestwarrantswasnotsoegregiousthatAppelleesrightstodueprocessoflawwereviolated. ` Accordingly,thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisREVERSEDandthiscaseisREMANDEDfortrial.>#2,#>C `  `  `  `  `    ` CDDEE@@ `     h   ____________________________________ `     h   JERRYL.SMITH,JUDGECONCUR:___________________________________THOMAST.WOODALL,JUDGE___________________________________NORMAMCGEEOGLE,JUDGE