Billy Dean Walker, Jr. v. State

IN THE

TENTH COURT OF APPEALS

No. 10-04-00313-CR

Billy Dean Walker, Jr.,

Appellant

v.

The State of Texas,

Appellee

From the 54th District Court

McLennan County, Texas

Trial Court No. 2002-1076-C

CONCURRING Opinion

The majority[1] acknowledges in footnote 1 that their discussion of the Interstate Agreement on Detainers Act is irrelevant dicta. Nevertheless, they include it anyway. Not only is the discussion under the headings “The Detainer was ‘Lodged’ Against Walker,” and “Walker Complied With the IADA [Interstate Agreement on Detainers Act]” dicta, but it is also wrong. It is wrong because there was no…