Vaden v. State

OPINION

HOFFMAN, Senior Judge

Defendant-appellant James R. Vaden, Jr. (“Vaden”) appeals from the trial court’s denial of his motion to dismiss, alleging the court failed to bring him to trial within the 180 day time limit imposed by the Interstate Agreement on Detainers (“IAD”), codified at Ind. Code § 35-33-10-4. The facts relevant to the appeal are set forth below.

On July 15, 1996, Vaden was arrested by an undercover narcotics officer, who, acting on information provided by a confidential informant, had arranged to purchase a half-ounce of cocaine from Vaden for $775. Va-den was charged with…