Carchman v. Nash

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1985-07-02

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Justice Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court. Article III of the Interstate Agreement on Detainers gives a prisoner incarcerated in one State the right to demand the speedy disposition of “any untried indictment, information or *719 complaint” that is the basis of a detainer lodged against him by another State. These cases present the issue whether…

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