State v. Coale

State of Maryland v. Scott Corey Coale, No. 2001, September Term 2018 Opinion by Kehoe, J. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — INTERSTATE AGREEMENT ON DETAINERS The Interstate Agreement on Detainers (“IAD”) is an agreement among the states to facilitate the prompt disposition of a detainer filed by one state against a person incarcerated in another. Because the IAD has been approved by Congress, it is subject to interpretation by federal courts and Maryland courts defer to interpretations of the IAD provided by the United States Supreme Court. Article III of the IAD, codified as Md. Code Corr. Servs. §…