Thompson v. State

Sognier, Judge.

Russell Thompson was convicted of armed robbery and he appeals.

In his sole enumeration of error, appellant contends the trial court erred by denying his motion to dismiss the indictment based upon the State’s failure to bring him to trial within the time required by the Interstate Agreement on Detainers (IAD), OCGA § 42-6-20.

The record reveals that on June 6, 1986, because of the untried armed robbery charge, the district attorney of Chatham County, Georgia caused a detainer to be lodged against appellant, who was then incarcerated at the U. S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute,…