Turner v. State

David C. Turner, the appellant, was convicted of theft of property in the first degree and was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment. He was also convicted of attempted theft of property in the first degree and was sentenced to a concurrent term of seven years' imprisonment. He raises four issues on this appeal from those convictions. Each argument involves the appellant's contention that his prosecution should have been dismissed due to the State's failure to comply with the Interstate Agreement on Detainers Act.

The Alabama Uniform Mandatory Disposition of Detainers Act, adopting the…