Duchac v. State

Underwood, Judge.

The appellant, Duchac, was tried in the Superior Court of Baldwin County and convicted of burglary. On appeal he insists that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a new trial on the general grounds, and he further contends that the indictment should have been dismissed pursuant to the Interstate Agreement on Detainers, Code Ann. § 77-501b et seq. (hereafter "Interstate Agreement”) for failure to try him within the time limits prescribed by such Interstate Agreement.

The indictment charged that on October 7, 1977 Duchac burglarized a supermarket in Milledgeville. At…