Legal Opinion
Birdwell v. Skeen
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 18, 1993No. 91-4561Published
1Opinion of the Court
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. No. 91-4561. David Andrew BIRDWELL, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Jack SKEEN, Jr., Criminal District Attorney of Smith County, Texas, Respondent-Appellant. Feb. 24, 1993. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Before KING, JOHNSON and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges. JOHNSON, Circuit Judge: In May of 1986, David Birdwell, while incarcerated in a federal prison, requested expeditious adjudication of criminal charges filed against him in Smith County, Texas, under the Interstate Agreement on Detainers Act ("IADA" or…
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