Legal Opinion
State v. Wade
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided April 25, 1989No. 19403PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
The issue presented in this appeal is one of first impression for this court, viz., whether a prisoner in another state who is serving a sentence in a jail, rather than a state prison, may require this State to comply with Article 111(a) of the Interstate Agreement on Detainers (IAD), NRS 178.620. We conclude that Article 111(a) of the IAD does not apply to prisoners serving sentences in jails.
FACTS
On April 6, 1987, respondent Brian Edward Wade (Wade) was arraigned in Clark County, Nevada on charges of burglary and possession of stolen property. Wade subsequently received an own…
3Cases cited6 opinions
- Dorsey v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1986
- United States v. HutchinsDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1980
- Attorney General v. Sheriff of Worcester CountyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Merica v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1971
- People v. JamesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957
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4Cited by24 opinions
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