Prince v. State

OPINION By the Court, Agosti, J. :

This appeal presents the question of whether the Interstate Agreement on Detainers (“Agreement”) applies to a defendant who has pleaded guilty but has not been sentenced. We hold that the Agreement does not apply under this circumstance.

We are also asked to determine whether either a statutory right to be sentenced without unreasonable delay or a constitutional right to a speedy trial was violated in this case. We hold that neither the appellant’s statutory nor constitutional right was violated.

In 1997, the State charged appellant, Charles Edward Prince, with…