State v. Derrick R. Oliver

OPINION

Justice ROBINSON,

for the Court.

The defendant, Derrick R. Oliver, appeals after being convicted of five criminal counts. On appeal, the defendant raises two issues. First, he argues that the trial court erred when it did not dismiss the charges against him after the state allegedly failed to comply with the Interstate Agreement on Detainers Act (the IADA or the act), G.L.1956 chapter 13 of title 13. Specifically, the defendant, who was a prisoner in Massachusetts, contends that he should have been brought to trial in Rhode Island within 180 days after receipt of his request for h final…