People v. McKimmy

T1 This case requires us to clarify the process for invoking one's rights under the Uniform Mandatory Disposition of Detainers Act ("the UMDDA" or "the Act"), §§ 16-14 101 to -108, C.R.S. (2014). When prisoners strictly comply with the UMDDA's procedural requirements, the Act mandates that they be brought to trial on pending charges within 182 days of their request. §§ 16-14-102(1), 16-14-104(1), C.R.S. (2014). Even when prisoners do not strictly comply with the UMDDA's requirements, we have previously determined that they nevertheless invoke their rights under the Act if (1) their request…