Legal Opinion
United States v. Leroy Sorrell
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 22, 1977No. 76-1647PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
VAN DUSEN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by the United States from an order of the district court which dismissed an indictment against the defendant because of the Government’s failure to comply with the Interstate Agreement on Detainers, 18 U.S.C.App. p. 230 (1977 Supp.) (the Detainer Agreement). We affirm for the reasons stated below.
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On March 23,1976, an Eastern District of Pennsylvania grand jury returned an indictment against Leroy Sorrell for unlawful possession of a firearm. 1 Sorrell was, at the time of his indictment, in the custody of the Commonwealth of…
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