State v. Sykes

The state appeals from an order discharging defendant Sykes from a detainer lodged against him by the State of Illinois under sec. 976.05, Stats. The issue is whether the state’s failure to promptly bring Sykes before the court to permit compliance with the thirty-day hearing requirement of sec. 976.06, Stats., 1 required the discharge.

Sykes is a prisoner at the Wisconsin State Prison at Waupun. A detainer was lodged against him on June 16, 1978, based on indictments for two crimes and an arrest warrant in Illinois. He received notice of the detainer on June 20. On June 23, prison authorities…