Escalanti v. Superior Court

OPINION

LANKFORD, Judge.

Petitioner filed this special action seeking review of the superior court’s order refusing to dismiss an indictment against him. Petitioner requested dismissal based upon a denial of a speedy trial under the provisions of the Interstate Agreement on Detainers (the Agreement). A.R.S. § 31-481. 1

The question presented by this special action is whether Article III of the Agreement applies to those held in jails as well as to those in prisons. We hold that the Agreement does apply to those in jails.

The superior court’s refusal to grant petitioner’s motion to dismiss may not…