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 speedy-trial rights because most of the delay was institutional, the delay caused by prosecutorial inaction was limited, and Gysler did not demonstrate sufficient prejudice. The court also held that the resisting-arrest and first-aggressor instructions were supported by the evidence and did not improperly negate his self-defense theory.