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\par David W. Dooley, Esquire
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\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 BEFORE: PETER C. SIGUENZA, Chief Justice, JANET HEALY WEEKS and BENJAMIN J. F. CRUZ, Associate Justices.
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Dallas T. Carver petitions this court for a writ of mandamus compelling the trial court to grant his motion to dismiss on the basis of a denial of his right to a speedy trial pursuant to Title 8 Guam Code Annotated (GCA) section 80.60 (1993) and to order 
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is release from custody. This court issued an Alternative Writ of Mandate on October 7, 1998. Oral arguments on the matter occurred on October 19, 1998. The Real Party In Interest, the People of Guam, argued that the Petitioner was not denied his statutor
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Petitioner had filed three pre-trial motions: (1) a motion for the appointment of an investigator which was granted by the court below on the same day it was both filed and
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The court ordered the Real Party In Interest to respond to the motion by May 11, 1998, and over objection by Petitioner, set the hearing on the motion for May 12, 1998. The court then re-set the trial for May 18, 1998.}{
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\par }{\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 [7]}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 \tab This court has jurisdiction over original proceedings for mandamus pursuant to 7 GCA }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 {\field{\*\fldinst SYMBOL 39 \\f "WP TypographicSymbols" \\s 12}{\fldrslt\f169\fs24}}}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380  3107(b) (1994) and 7 GCA }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 {\field{\*\fldinst SYMBOL 39 \\f "WP TypographicSymbols" \\s 12}{\fldrslt\f169\fs24}}{\field{\*\fldinst SYMBOL 39 \\f "WP TypographicSymbols" \\s 12}{\fldrslt\f169\fs24}}}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380  31202 and 31203 (1993). This court previously described mandamus relief as an extraordinary remedy that would be used in extreme situations.}{
\i\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380  Guam Publications, Inc. v. Superior Court of Guam}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 , 1996 Guam 6, }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 {\field{\*\fldinst SYMBOL 38 \\f "WP TypographicSymbols" \\s 12}{\fldrslt\f169\fs24}}}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380  10; }{
\i\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 People v. Superior Court of Guam (Quint)}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 , 1997 Guam 7, }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 
{\field{\*\fldinst SYMBOL 38 \\f "WP TypographicSymbols" \\s 12}{\fldrslt\f169\fs24}}}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380  7. We will employ the writ in order to }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 {\field{\*\fldinst SYMBOL 65 \\f "WP TypographicSymbols" \\s 12}{\fldrslt\f169\fs24}}}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 confine an in
ferior court to a lawful exercise of its prescribed jurisdiction or to compel it to exercise its authority when it is its duty to do so.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 {\field{\*\fldinst SYMBOL 64 \\f 
"WP TypographicSymbols" \\s 12}{\fldrslt\f169\fs24}}}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380  }{\i\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 Id.}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380  (citations omitted).}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401 
\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14166380\charrsid14166380 
\par }{\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 [8]}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 \tab Issuance of a writ of mandamus is a matter of discretion. 7 GCA }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 {\field{\*\fldinst SYMBOL 39 \\f "WP TypographicSymbols" \\s 12}{\fldrslt\f169\fs24}}}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 
 31401 (1993). To guide the exercise of our discretion, we balance, if applicable, the following factors:}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401 
\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14166380\charrsid14166380 
\par }\pard \qj \li720\ri720\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin720\lin720\itap0\pararsid14166380 {\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 1) [w]hether the party seeking the writ has no other adequate means, such as direct a
ppeal, to attain the desired relief; 2) [w]hether the petitioner will be damaged or prejudiced in a way not correctable on appeal; 3) [w]hether the court}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 {\field{\*\fldinst SYMBOL 61 \\f 
"WP TypographicSymbols" \\s 12}{\fldrslt\f169\fs24}}}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 s order is clearly erroneous as a matter of law; 4) [w]hether the court}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 
{\field{\*\fldinst SYMBOL 61 \\f "WP TypographicSymbols" \\s 12}{\fldrslt\f169\fs24}}}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 
s order is an oft-repeated error, or manifests a persistent disregard of the rules; and 5) [w]hether the court}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 {\field{\*\fldinst SYMBOL 61 \\f "WP TypographicSymbols" \\s 12}{\fldrslt
\f169\fs24}}}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 s order raises new and important problems, or issues of first impression. }{\i\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 
\par }\pard \qj \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid14166380 {\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 
\par }{\i\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 Quint}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 , 1997 Guam 7, }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 {\field{\*\fldinst SYMBOL 38 \\f 
"WP TypographicSymbols" \\s 12}{\fldrslt\f169\fs24}}}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380  8.
\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14166380\charrsid14166380 
\par }{\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 [9]}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 \tab 
The question before this court is whether the trial court had good cause for failing to commence the trial of Petitioner within the prescribed period of 8 GCA }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 {\field{\*\fldinst SYMBOL
 39 \\f "WP TypographicSymbols" \\s 12}{\fldrslt\f169\fs24}}}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380  80.60(a)(2). A pre-trial writ of mandamus is the proper remedy for a trial court}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 {\field{\*\fldinst SYMBOL 61 \\f "WP TypographicSymbols" \\s 12}{\fldrslt\f169\fs24}}}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 
s denial of a motion to dismiss for violation of a defendant}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 {\field{\*\fldinst SYMBOL 61 \\f "WP TypographicSymbols" \\s 12}{\fldrslt\f169\fs24}}}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 s statutory speedy trial rights. }{\i\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 See Gill v. Villagomez}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 
, 140 F.3d 833, 835 (9}{\lang2057\langfe1033\super\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 th}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380  Cir. 1997). 
\par 
\par }\pard \qc \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\tqc\tx5040\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid14166380 {\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 III.
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\tqc\tx5040\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid14166380 {\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14166380\charrsid14166380 
\par }\pard \qj \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid14166380 {\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 [10]}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 \tab 
Section 80.60 of Title 8 of the Guam Code Annotated provides in relevant part:}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401 
\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14166380\charrsid14166380 
\par }\pard \qj \li1440\ri1440\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin1440\lin1440\itap0\pararsid14166380 {\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 (a) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (b), the court shall dismiss a criminal action if: . . .

\par }\pard \qj \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid14166380 {\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 
\par }\pard \qj \li2160\ri2160\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin2160\lin2160\itap0\pararsid14166380 {\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 
(2) The trial of a defendant, who is in custody at the time of his arraignment, has not commenced within forty\_five (45) days after his arraignment;. . . 
\par }\pard \qj \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid14166380 {\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 
\par }\pard \qj \li1440\ri1440\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin1440\lin1440\itap0\pararsid14166380 {\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 (b) A criminal action shall not be dismissed pursuant to Subsection (a) if: . . .
\par }\pard \qj \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid14166380 {\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 
\par }\pard \qj \li2160\ri1440\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin1440\lin2160\itap0\pararsid14166380 {\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 (3) Good cause is shown for the failure to commence the trial within the prescribed period.}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401 
\par }\pard \qj \li0\ri1440\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin1440\lin0\itap0\pararsid14166380 {\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14166380\charrsid14166380 
\par }\pard \qj \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid14166380 {\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 [11]}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 \tab Interpretation of the Guam stat
ute has been previously addressed by the Appellate Division of the District Court of Guam which has held that the determination of}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14166380  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 
good cause for the delay of a criminal trial is a matter within the discretion of the trial court.}{\i\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380  People v. Ibanez}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 
, 1992 WL 97221 at 2 (D.Guam App. Div. Apr. 16, 1992),}{\i\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380  aff}{\i\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 {\field{\*\fldinst SYMBOL 61 \\f "WP TypographicSymbols"
 \\s 12}{\fldrslt\f169\fs24}}}{\i\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 d}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380  993 F.2d 884 (9}{\lang2057\langfe1033\super\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 th}
{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380  Cir. 1993)(citing }{\i\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 People v. Johnson}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 
, 26 Cal.3d 557, 570, 162 Cal.Rptr. 431, 439, 606 P.2d 738 (1980)). }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 {\field{\*\fldinst SYMBOL 65 \\f "WP TypographicSymbols" \\s 12}{\fldrslt\f169\fs24}}}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 Delay caused by the conduct of the defendant constitutes good cause, as does delay for the defendant}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 {\field{\*\fldinst SYMBOL
 61 \\f "WP TypographicSymbols" \\s 12}{\fldrslt\f169\fs24}}}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 s benefit or delay from unforeseen circumstances. . . The fact that a defendant refuses to waive his righ
t to a speedy trial is not significant where good cause for the delay is apparent on the face of the record.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 {\field{\*\fldinst SYMBOL 64 \\f "WP TypographicSymbols" \\s 12}{\fldrslt
\f169\fs24}}}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380  }{\i\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 Id}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14166380 .}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401 

\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14166380\charrsid14166380 
\par }{\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 [12]}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 \tab In }{\i\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 Ibanez}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 , the defendant argued that there was no good cause for the delay between his arraignment on March 28, 1990, and the beginning of his trial on November 27, 1990, approximately 244 days later.
}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14166380  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 The court set out the series of events between arraignment and trial as involving a motion to disqualify the defendant}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 {\field{\*\fldinst SYMBOL 61 \\f "WP TypographicSymbols" \\s 12}{\fldrslt\f169\fs24}}}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 
s own counsel, a stay of a mandate issued by the Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals, the defendant}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 {\field{\*\fldinst SYMBOL 61 \\f "WP TypographicSymbols" \\s 12}{\fldrslt\f169\fs24}}}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 s involvement in a court-ordered mental evaluation, and the defendant}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 {\field{\*\fldinst SYMBOL 61 \\f "WP TypographicSymbols"
 \\s 12}{\fldrslt\f169\fs24}}}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 s motion to dismiss the indictment. In evaluating the delay attributed to the defendant}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 
{\field{\*\fldinst SYMBOL 61 \\f "WP TypographicSymbols" \\s 12}{\fldrslt\f169\fs24}}}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 s motions,}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14166380  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 the court held that it is not an abuse of discretion to exclude the period of time during which non-frivolous motions are pending. }{
\i\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 Ibanez}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 
 at 2. It reasoned that pre-trial motion delay is automatically excluded from the speedy trial period in federal cases and that an analogous approach was warranted here. }{\i\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 Id.}{
\cs15\lang2057\langfe1033\super\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 \chftn {\footnote \pard\plain \ql \fi720\li0\ri720\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin720\lin0\itap0 \fs24\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {
\cs15\lang2057\langfe1033\super\langnp2057\insrsid4081401 \chftn }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401  }{\fs20\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401 18 U.S.C. }{\fs20\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401 {\field{\*\fldinst 
SYMBOL 39 \\f "WP TypographicSymbols" \\s 10}{\fldrslt\f169\fs20}}}{\fs20\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401  3161(h)(1)(F) provides:
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri720\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin720\lin0\itap0 {\fs20\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401 
\par }\pard \ql \li1440\ri1440\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin1440\lin1440\itap0 {\fs20\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401 
h) The following periods of delay shall be excluded in computing the time within which an information or an indictment must be filed, or in computing the time within which the trial of any such offense must commence:
\par 1) Any period of delay resulting from other proceedings concerning the defendant, including but not limited to--
\par }\pard \ql \li1440\ri1440\sa240\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin1440\lin1440\itap0 {\fs20\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401 
F) delay resulting from any pretrial motion, from the filing of the motion through the conclusion of the hearing on, or other prompt disposition of, such motion}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401 .}}}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 
\par }{\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 [13]}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 \tab Although this 
court does not recognize the decisions of the Appellate Division as controlling our construction of the law, we consider its opinions as precedent binding upon the trial courts of Guam. }{\i\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 
People v. Quenga}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 , 1997 Guam 6, }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 {\field{\*\fldinst SYMBOL 38 \\f "WP TypographicSymbols" \\s 12}{\fldrslt\f169\fs24}}}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380  13, n. 4. However,}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14166380  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 
these decisions, like those of the Court of Appeals, are considered persuasive authority when we consider an issue. }{\i\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 Id}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 
. While we note our authority to distinguish pre-existing interpretations of our laws that have been determined by intermediate federal tribunals, this case does not present, on its face, an occasion for reconsideration.}{
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\cs15\lang2057\langfe1033\super\langnp2057\insrsid4081401 \chftn }{\fs20\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401 It would be a different matter, however, if  a court  made the assumption that merely because a defendant}{
\fs20\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401 {\field{\*\fldinst SYMBOL 61 \\f "WP TypographicSymbols" \\s 10}{\fldrslt\f169\fs20}}}{\fs20\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401 
s statutory right to a speedy trial can be  suspended (upon the filing of any pre-trial motion(s) occasioned upon the resolution of meritorious issues of law or those that are made because of palpable pre-trial government misconduct) that it would be 
relieved from working with prompt diligence to resolve the issue. 
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri720\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin720\lin0\itap0 {\fs20\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401 
\par }\pard \ql \fi720\li0\ri720\sa240\nowidctlpar\faauto\rin720\lin0\itap0 {\fs20\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401 
The United States Supreme Court has discussed the exclusion of time, in certain instances, from the 70 day requirement of the  Speedy Trial Act in }{\fs20\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401 Henderson v. United States}{
\fs20\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401 , 476 U.S. 321, 106 S.Ct. 1871 (1986). }{\i\fs20\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401 See also}{\fs20\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401  }{
\fs20\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401 United States v. Baker}{\fs20\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401 , 10 F.3d 1374 (9}{\fs20\lang2057\langfe1033\super\langnp2057\insrsid4081401 th}{
\fs20\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401  Cir. 1993).  The Act includes a  limitation of a specified amount of time, after a motion is taken under advisement, as excludable; however, we observe that  8 GCA }{
\fs20\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401 {\field{\*\fldinst SYMBOL 39 \\f "WP TypographicSymbols" \\s 10}{\fldrslt\f169\fs20}}}{\fs20\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401 
 80.60 does not similarly provide an analogous limitation. It would invite this court}{\fs20\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401 {\field{\*\fldinst SYMBOL 61 \\f "WP TypographicSymbols" \\s 10}{\fldrslt\f169\fs20}}}{
\fs20\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401 s review if a lower court were to automatically justify any delay attributable to its consideratio
n of a motion after it has been taken under advisement. The instant case does not require that we consider how much time may elapse after a court has taken a motion under advisement before the delay is no longer justified as }{
\fs20\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401 {\field{\*\fldinst SYMBOL 65 \\f "WP TypographicSymbols" \\s 10}{\fldrslt\f169\fs20}}}{\fs20\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401 good cause}{\fs20\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401 
{\field{\*\fldinst SYMBOL 64 \\f "WP TypographicSymbols" \\s 10}{\fldrslt\f169\fs20}}}{\fs20\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401 .}}}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401 
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\par }{\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 [14]}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 \tab 
Petitioner had filed a motion to dismiss certain portions of the Superseding Indictment as time-barred by the statute of limitations. Included in the motion was the averment of the constitutional violation of the prohibition against }{
\i\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 ex post facto}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380  laws. The
 motion, if valid, certainly was to the benefit of the Petitioner as it could have resulted in the dismissal of several charges against him.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401 
\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14166380\charrsid14166380 
\par }{\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 [15]}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 \tab In addition, the court below was diligent in working towards a prompt disposition of the motion. As stated ear
lier, the Petitioner}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 {\field{\*\fldinst SYMBOL 61 \\f "WP TypographicSymbols" \\s 12}{\fldrslt\f169\fs24}}}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 
s motion to dismiss had been filed on May 4, 1998, and the trial court scheduled an expedited hearing and response}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14166380  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 
to resolve the issues raised. The motion was argued five days afterward and a decision by the court was made and filed four days later. The court}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 {\field{\*\fldinst SYMBOL 61 \\f 
"WP TypographicSymbols" \\s 12}{\fldrslt\f169\fs24}}}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 s action resulted in the delay of trial of th}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14166380 e Petitioner for nine (9) days.}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401 
\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14166380\charrsid14166380 
\par }{\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 [16]}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 \tab Finally, Petitioner offers no authority, statutory or otherwise, to buttress his assertion}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14166380  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 that time is not suspended while the court seeks to resolve motions involving the defendant.}{
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\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 Accordingly, we find that there was good cause for the delay of Petitioner}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 {\field{\*\fldinst SYMBOL 61 \\f 
"WP TypographicSymbols" \\s 12}{\fldrslt\f169\fs24}}}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 s trial and that his statutory right to a speedy trial, during which a non-frivolous motion was pending, was not violated.}{
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\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14166380\charrsid14166380 
\par }{\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 [17]}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 \tab 
For these reasons, the Alternative Writ of Mandate issued on October 7, 1998, is hereby DISCHARGED and the trial court}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 {\field{\*\fldinst SYMBOL 61 \\f "WP TypographicSymbols"
 \\s 12}{\fldrslt\f169\fs24}}}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 s order denying Petitioner}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 {\field{\*\fldinst SYMBOL 61 \\f "WP TypographicSymbols"
 \\s 12}{\fldrslt\f169\fs24}}}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 s motion is AFFIRMED.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14166380 
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\par }\pard \qc \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\tx-1440\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid14166380 {\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 JANET HEALY WEEKS\tab \tab \tab \tab }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14166380  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 BENJAMIN J. F. CRUZ
\par Associate Justice\tab \tab \tab \tab }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14166380  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 Associate Justice}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid14166380 
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\par }\pard \qc \li0\ri0\nowidctlpar\tqc\tx5040\faauto\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid14166380 {\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 PETER C. SIGUENZA
\par Chief Justice}{\insrsid4081401\charrsid14166380 
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