BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.
In this criminal action, William Grizzard appeals the trial court's denial of his plea in bar, in which he argued that he was denied his constitutional right to a speedy trial. He points to the more than eight-year delay between his arrest and the calling of his case for trial. In light of the extraordinarily-long delay, we hold that the trial court abused its discretion in weighing lightly the State's admitted negligence in bringing this...
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