Smith v. United States

I concur in the judgment of affirmance, but not in the opinion of the court, for I do not believe “a detainer has been lodged against” appellant within the meaning of the Interstate Agreement on Detainers (IAD), D.C.Code § 24-701, Art. 111(a) (1981). If the warrant had been lodged as a detainer, as the opinion of the court assumes, I could not find substantial compliance with the IAD. On the facts here, the custodial jurisdiction, South Carolina, did not inform appellant “of his right to make a request for final disposition of the indictment ... on which the detainer is based,” as required by…