· 3/18/1982
United States v. Gary Dewitt Odom
Citations
- 674 F.2d 228
- 1982 U.S. App. LEXIS 20912
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that defendant waived his speedy trial right under the IAD because defense counsel requested a continuance that resulted in a trial date after the expiration of the deadline
- applying \the principle that related statutes having the same purpose should be construed together\ in interpreting the IAD and the STA
- prisoner waived his statutory right by consenting to a continuance
- “Whenever possible, the interpretation of the Acts should not be discordant.”
- “Whenever possible, the interpretation of the Acts should not be discordant.”
- defendant waived 120-day limit by seeking continuance
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Judges: Haynsworth, Butzner, Sprouse
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