Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District / Feb 13, 2019
State of Missouri vs. Ray James Juniel
Ray James Juniel appealed his convictions for statutory rape, statutory sodomy, and endangering the welfare of a child, arguing that the trial court violated his constitutional right to a speedy trial. The delay between his initial indictment and trial was 866 days. The appellate court affirmed the convictions, concluding that despite the presumptively prejudicial delay, the balance of the Barker factors did not establish a speedy trial violation, as much of the delay was attributable to Juniel or neutral reasons, and actual prejudice was minimal.