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Attorney General Opinion No.

Kansas Attorney General Reports

Decided November 16, 2004Published

1Opinion of the Court

Evan H. Ice Douglas County Counselor US Bank Tower 900 Massachusetts, Suite 500 P.O. Box 189 Lawrence, Kansas 66044

Dear Mr. Ice:

You inquire whether the Interstate Agreement on Detainers1 (IAD) and the Uniform Mandatory Disposition of Detainers Act2 (Detainers Act) apply to persons serving sentences in county jails.

The purpose of the IAD and the Detainers Act is to relieve prisoners of the unfavorable consequences of pending detainers3 by establishing procedures whereby prisoners and prosecuting authorities in Kansas and other states can dispose of pending criminal charges.4 The Detainers Act…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. United States v. MauroSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Dorsey v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Escalanti v. Superior CourtCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1990
  4. United States v. Loren Robbie WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983
  5. State v. WadeNevada Supreme Court · 1989

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