Legal Opinion
Ex Parte King
Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)
Decided May 26, 2009No. 07-09-0063-CRPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JAMES T. CAMPBELL, Justice.
Appellant Levi Alexas King is charged by three indictments with capital murder. The State obtained his return to Texas from incarceration in Missouri. Contending he was denied a speedy trial under article IV of the Interstate Agreement on Detainers Act (IADA), 1 appellant sought dismissal of the indictments by pre-trial writ of habeas corpus in the trial court. The trial court denied relief and appellant appeals. We will affirm.
Background
In 2005, appellant was arrested in El Paso on a felony warrant from Missouri and transported to that state by its officers.…
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3Cited by4 opinions
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