Giles v. State

OPINION

CHEW, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of sexual performance by a child. A jury found the appellant, Elbert Glynn Giles, guilty and assessed punishment at 20 years’ confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice — Institutional Division and a $1,000 fine. We affirm.

Discussion

Giles alleges that his conviction should be reversed on two grounds. First, he alleges that the State violated the Interstate Agreement on Detainer Act (IADA) by returning him to federal custody before the State tried him. Second, Giles alleges that the State failed to try him…