State v. Barney

OPINION

BENCH, Judge:

{1 Defendant Fred L. Barney appeals from a conditional plea of no contest to one count of theft and one count of attempted burglary. We affirm because Defendant was properly afforded a speedy disposition of the *1278pending charges against him pursuant to the Interstate Agreement on Detainers (the IAD). See Utah Code Ann. § 77-29-5 (2008).

BACKGROUND

12 Defendant began serving a ten-year sentence in the Montana State Prison (the Prison) in October 2003. In April 2005, Defendant became eligible for release to a halfway house. His release was canceled, however, when the Prison…