State v. Springer
Annotate this CaseDefendant was arrested on federal and state charges and taken into federal custody. After a trial in federal court, Defendant was convicted. Defendant was subsequently indicted by a Gibson County grand jury on the related state charges. After he was sentenced in federal court, Defendant was transported to Gibson County for an arraignment. Defendant was arraigned and then transferred back into federal custody. Defendant filed a motion to dismiss the state indictment for violations of the Interstate Agreement on Detainers (IAD), articles III and IV. Under article IV, an official of one jurisdiction may seek custody of a prison serving a term of imprisonment in another jurisdiction, but the prisoner must be tried within 120 days of arrival in that jurisdiction and cannot be shuttled back to the original place of imprisonment before the trial. The trial court denied the motion, and Defendant entered a conditional guilty plea. The court of criminal appeals affirmed the trial court's denial of Defendant's motion to dismiss. The Supreme Court reversed, vacated Defendant's conviction, and dismissed the indictment against Defendant with prejudice, holding that article IV of the IAD was violated when Defendant was transferred back to the federal detention center before being tried for the state charges.
Court Description: Authoring Judge: Justice Sharon G. Lee
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