Man in trial delay case ordered to stay in NM

SANTA FE — A Santa Fe District Court judge ruled that a man who recently had his murder charge dropped due to speedy trial delays by prosecutors cannot leave the state while his case is considered by the Court of Appeals.

On Wednesday, Judge T. Glenn Ellington released Robert Mondrian-Powell, who was accused of killing Elvira Segura in September 2016, on his own recognizance, but ordered him not to leave the state.

In June, Ellington ordered the murder case against MondrianPowell to be dropped due to prosecution delays. The state has appealed the decision.

Prosecutor Martin Maxwell asked Ellington to keep MondrianPowell in New Mexico because he believes he’s a flight risk. Mondrian-Powell, who’s been out of jail since the case was dropped, was not summoned to court Wednesday.