UNITED STATES v. PALMER

No. 77-2163.

574 F.2d 164 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America v. Terry Dennis PALMER, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided March 22, 1978.

Certiorari Denied June 19, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George E. Schumacher, Federal Public Defender, by Thomas S. White, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellant.

Blair A. Griffith, U.S. Atty., Joel B. Strauss, Edward J. Schwabenland, Asst. U.S. Attys., Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellee.

Before ALDISERT and HUNTER, Circuit Judges, and CAHN, District Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

CAHN, District Judge.

This appeal presents the narrow issue of whether a criminal defendant, after entering a knowing and voluntary guilty plea, is entitled to a dismissal of the indictment because of the government's violation of Article IV(e) of the Interstate Agreement on Detainers (hereinafter "IAD"), 18 U.S.C. App. § 2 (1977 Supp.).1 Since we hold that ...

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