Legal Opinion
State v. Carlton
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 30, 2003No. S02G1175PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hines, Justice.
We granted certiorari to the Court of Appeals in Carlton v. State, 254 Ga. App. 653 (563 SE2d 521) (2002), to consider its determination in Division 2 that a detainer based on an arrest warrant for pending criminal charges triggers the protections of the Interstate Agreement on Detainers (“IAD”), OCGA § 42-6-20. For the reasons which follow, we conclude that the IAD does not apply to arrest warrants, and we reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals.
The relevant facts are set forth in the opinion of the Court of Appeals. Walker County lodged a detainer against federal…
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