Legal Opinion
State v. Burrus
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided November 26, 1986No. CR 86 0194-PRPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHolohan, Chief Justice
The superior court ordered the indictment against defendant James Robert Burrus dismissed with prejudice because the speedy trial provision of the Interstate Agreement on Detainers Act (“IAD”), A.R.S. § 31-481, had been violated. The Court of Appeals reversed the order of dismissal. State v. Burrus, 151 Ariz. 572, 729 P.2d 926 (App.1986). We granted review only on the question of whether the defendant’s return to federal custody before final disposition of the state matter violated the IAD.
The procedural path leading up to this appeal has produced a labyrinth of litigation. On May 15, 1979,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- United States v. Richard T. FordCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Claude John Scallion, Raymond Lynn Buckelew, James Laney Jenkins and Judson Lee DraneCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Harland Lee BlackCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Leroy SorrellCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Robert F. Covelli, - State of Illinois, Intervenor v. Richard H. Rison, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
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