State v. Bellino

ROBERTS, Justice.

Richard Bellino appeals his conviction of vehicular manslaughter, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 203 (1983), following the entry of a conditional guilty plea in the Superior Court, (York County, Brennan, J). He alleges that the State failed to comply with the time regulations of the Interstate Compact on Detainers, 34-A M.R.S.A. §§ 9601-9609 (1988), and as a result the manslaughter charges against him should be dismissed. Because we hold that the time constraints of the Act do not apply to paroled prisoners, we affirm the judgment.

On May 28, 1987, while Bellino was serving a prison term in…