Legal Opinion
Carchman v. Nash
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided July 2, 1985No. 84-776PublishedCited by 458 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blackmun
Article III of the Interstate Agreement on Detainers gives a prisoner incarcerated in one State the right to demand the speedy disposition of “any untried indictment, information or *719complaint” that is the basis of a detainer lodged against him by another State. These cases present the issue whether Art. Ill applies to detainers based on probation-violation charges.
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The Interstate Agreement on Detainers (Agreement) is a compact among 48 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the United States. The Agreement was drafted in 1956 by the Council of State Governments…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Moody v. DaggettSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. EwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by458 opinions
- Reed v. FarleySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- New York v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- United States v. Michael DentCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- Alabama v. BozemanSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- State v. LongSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1990
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