Legal Opinion
Joseph F. Tinghitella v. State of California
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 12, 1983No. 82-5832PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner Joseph Tinghitella appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Tinghitella asserts that California’s refusal to return him from Texas for sentencing on a California conviction violates the provisions of the Interstate Agreement on Detainers (IAD), 1 and his right to a speedy trial. Finding no merit in either contention, we affirm.
On March 20, 1975, a California jury found Tinghitella guilty of assault with a deadly weapon. With Tinghitella and his counsel present, the court set April 10,1975 as the date for…
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