Commonwealth v. Velasquez

By Judge Marcus d. Williams

This matter is before the Court on the Defendant Carlos Velasquez’s Motion to Overturn His Conviction. On May 7,2001, the Defendant pleaded guilty to embezzlement.

The Defendant contends that his rights under the Interstate Agreement on Detainers Act (“hereinafter IAD”) were violated by the Commonwealth of Virginia on two separate occasions and, therefore, his embezzlement conviction should be overturned. The Defendant states that the first violation occurred on April 4, 2002, while he was in the “temporary custody” of the Commonwealth and was arrested on two…