STATE OF MISSOURI v. KELLY ANN BURY, Defendant-Respondent.

In these consolidated cases, the State appeals from the trial court’s order dismissing a number of criminal charges against Kelly Ann Bury (“Defendant”) based on an alleged violation of the Interstate Agreement on Detainers (“the IAD”). 1 The State argues the trial court’s decision was erroneous because Defendant’s request for disposition was insufficient. We agree, reverse the trial court’s judgment, and remand for further proceedings.

Factual and Procedural Background

In 2011 Defendant was charged in two Greene County, Missouri, cases with ten counts of forgery, two counts of identity theft,…