State v. Milton

The principal issue in this appeal is whether dismissal of criminal charges is required when state correctional officials, in violation of the Intrastate Detainer Act, General Statutes §§ 54-82c and 54-82d, fail to notify an inmate of the pendency of such charges and of his right to seek their speedy disposition. The defendant, James E. Milton, was charged by a substitute information with, inter alia, the crimes of possession of narcotics in violation of General Statutes § 21a-279 (a), possession of a sawed-off shotgun in violation of General Statutes § 53a-211 (a) and possession of a machine…