Legal Opinion
Pittman v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided January 10, 1973PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAREY, Justice (for the majority of the Court) :
Defendant-appellant Aaron Pittman (Pittman) seeks reversal of his conviction in the Superior Court of the crime of robbery. Error is assigned not to the conduct of the trial or the sentence, but rather to the Court’s refusal to dismiss the indictment with prejudice on the ground that the State failed to prosecute the charge within the time limits set by the Interstate Agreement on Detainers, 11 Del.C. §§ 2540-2550 (1969) (IAD). We agree with appellant’s contentions.
The Delaware IAD has never been reviewed by this Court, and this case is…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. Esposito, New York County Courts1960
- State v. MasonNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1966
- Kominski v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1958
- People v. MasselliAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1962
- State v. LippolisNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1968
3Cited by77 opinions
- David Andrew Birdwell v. Jack Skeen, Jr., Criminal District Attorney of Smith County, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- State v. BarnesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1974
- People v. LincolnColorado Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. DailyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
- Price v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
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