Mohler v. State

ALPERT, Judge.

This case presents the question of whether a defendant who has entered a guilty plea effectively waives an alleged violation of the Interstate Agreement on Detainers when the State failed to try him within the 120 day statutory time limit. We respond in the affirmative and explain.

FACTS

On February 5, 1989, the State’s Attorney’s Office filed an indictment in the Prince George’s County Circuit Court charging Jeffrey Edward Mohler (appellant) with the following crimes: assault with intent to murder, malicious stabbing with intent to maim, malicious stabbing with intent to disable,…