Crosland v. State

857 P.2d 943 (1993)

Darwin Willard CROSLAND, Petitioner,

v.

STATE of Utah, Respondent.

No. 920481.

Supreme Court of Utah.

August 6, 1993.

Manny C. Garcia, Salt Lake City, for petitioner.

R. Paul Van Dam, Atty. Gen., Kris Leonard, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for respondent.

DURHAM, Justice:

Petitioner Darwin Willard Crosland seeks a writ of mandamus to compel dismissal of the information filed against him in the First Circuit Court of Box Elder County. At issue is the proper interpretation of article III of the Interstate Agreement on Detainers ("IAD" or "Agreement").[1] Utah Code Ann. § 77-29-5…