Timberlake v. State

Michael Herman Timberlake v. State of Maryland, No. 585, September Term 2022. Opinion by Wells, C. J. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – INTERSTATE AGREEMENT ON DETAINERS ACT (IADA) – CHIEF JUDGE’S ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS DURING THE PANDEMIC – 180-DAY RULE UNDER THE IADA For a criminal defendant detained and brought to Maryland under the Interstate Agreement on Detainers Act (IADA), the 180-day clock under which the defendant must be tried was tolled by the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals’ Administrative Orders closing Maryland’s courts due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this case, Timberlake was…