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Speedy trial analysis applies to delays in sentencing

  State v. Canosa (HSC January 17, 2023) Background. Stanley Canosa was charged with burglary in the first degree, sexual assault in the first degree, unauthorized entry into a dwelling, and two counts of sexual assault in the third degree. A jury found him guilty of every count except for the offenses of sexual assault in the third degree. He was also subject to extended sentencing and sentenced to 20 years for the burglary, 10 for unauthorized entry into a dwelling, and life for sexual assault in the first degree. The ICA vacated the judgment and remanded the case for a new trial.   In the second trial, Canosa asked for a new attorney. The third trial resulted in a jury deadlocked on sexual assault in the first degree. That count was dismissed. The jury found him guilty of burglary and unauthorized entry into a dwelling and extended sentencing again. The circuit court sentenced him to 20 years for the burglary and 10 for the unauthorized entry into a dwelling. The circuit cour