Legal Opinion
Koehler v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided November 16, 1983No. 04-81-00157-CRPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DIAL, Justice.
This is an appeal from a conviction for murder with the jury assessing punishment at life imprisonment.
Appellant’s first ground of error alleges non-compliance by the State with the Interstate Agreement on Detainers Act (IAD). Tex.Code Crim.Proc.Ann. art. 51.14 Art. IV(c) (Vernon 1979), requires that any trial “made possible” by the IAD should commence within 120 days of the arrival of the prisoner in the receiving state. Appellant was arrested in Michigan and waived extradition to Texas. He arrived in Bexar County, Texas, on November 11, 1978, and was released on bond…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Greene v. MasseySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Johnson v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. MauroSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Ex Parte DuffyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Koehler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
- Giles v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1995
- People v. BowmanMichigan Court of Appeals · 1991
- Hernandez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987
- Koehler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
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