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RIDGEWAY v. UNITED STATES

No. 76-2145.

558 F.2d 357 (1977)

Robert Lee RIDGEWAY, Defendant-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided July 13, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ovid C. Lewis, Covington, Ky. (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.

Philip M. Van Dam, U.S. Atty., Peter M. Rosen, Detroit, Mich., Dana D. Biehl, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before PHILLIPS, Chief Judge and CELEBREZZE and ENGEL, Circuit Judges.

PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.

The principal question raised on this appeal is whether a writ of habeas corpus ad prosequendum is a detainer under the Interstate Agreement on Detainers. We hold that it is not.

Robert Lee Ridgeway was indicted and convicted on one count of conspiracy to import, possess and distribute cocaine. On appeal he raises four grounds for reversal:

(1) That a writ of habeas corpus ad prosequendum is a detainer under the Interstate Agreement...

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