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Following a bench trial, Calvin Jones was convicted of armed robbery1 for using a knife to steal beer from a gas station. Jones appeals from the denial of his amended motion for new trial, arguing that the trial court erred by rejecting his claim that the six-year delay in the appellate process violated his constitutional due process rights. Because the trial court failed to properly exercise its discretion by addressing the four factors in Barker v. Wingo,2 we vacate and remand.

In May 2005, Jones was indicted with armed robbery and aggravated assault, which indictment accused him of stealing beer from a gas station and stabbing the store clerk with a knife or similar object during his escape. In November 2005, the trial court held a bench trial, finding him guilty of the robbery and acquitting him of the assault, and entered a recidivist conviction on the robbery charge. In December 2005, Jones’s trial counsel filed a timely motion for new trial.

 
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