State v. P. Gysler

Summary

The Court affirmed Gysler’s conviction for felony assault on a peace officer. It held that the 511-day pretrial delay did not violate his constitutional speedy-trial right because most of the delay was institutional, the delay caused by the State’s lack of diligence was relatively limited, and Gysler failed to establish prejudice. The Court also held that the resisting-arrest and first-aggressor instructions were supported by the evidence and did not improperly undermine his self-defense theory.