Brooks v. State

RODOWSKY, Judge.

This case involves the Intrastate Detainers Act, Maryland Code (1957, 1992 Repl.Vol.), Art. 27, § 616S (IDA). Detainees who desire to invoke the IDA must deliver to the *101“appropriate court” their requests for disposition of the untried charges. § 616S(b). The question presented here is which court is the “appropriate” one where the detainer is lodged based on a statement of charges issued by the District Court of Maryland, but the offense charged may be tried only by a circuit court.

Section 616S(b) provides, in relevant part:

“Whenever the Division of Correction[,] ... Patuxent…