State v. Breen

LANSING, Judge.

In this appeal we are asked to decide whether the district court erred in refusing to dismiss a robbery charge against John Breen due to the State’s alleged non-compliance with time requirements of the Interstate Agreement on Detainers (I.AD.). We conclude that the I.A.D. was inapplicable to Breen. Accordingly, we affirm.

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Before describing the facts and procedural history of this case, some explanation of the terms and purpose of the I.A.D. will be helpful. The Interstate Agreement on Detainers is an interstate compact authorized by Congress to provide a cooperative agreement…