Legal Opinion
Morrison v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 13, 2006No. S05G1136, S05G1147PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNSTEIN, Presiding Justice.
Joseph Morrison appealed from his convictions and sentences on various drug and firearm charges, challenging his convictions on the ground that the trial court was without jurisdiction to try him because he was being illegally detained under the Interstate Agreement on Detainers, OCGA§ 42-6-20 et seq. (the “IAD”). We conclude that the trial court had jurisdiction over the criminal matters at issue and affirm the judgment of the Court of Appeals. See Morrison v. State, 272 Ga. App. 34 (611 SE2d 720) (2005).
The record demonstrates that appellant was serving a federal…
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