BROWN v. WOLFF

No. 80-4447.

706 F.2d 902 (1983)

Dennis Allen BROWN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Charles L. WOLFF, and Richard H. Bryan, Attorney-General of the State of Nevada, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided April 21, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sara B. Brown, Lawrence J. Semenza, Las Vegas, Nev., for petitioner-appellant.

Bruce Laxalt, Reno, Nev., for respondents-appellees.

Before SKOPIL and FLETCHER, Circuit Judges, and SCHWARTZ, District Judge.


FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

Dennis Brown, a Nevada state prisoner, appeals the dismissal of his habeas petition claiming a violation of the Interstate Agreement on Detainers (IAD), to which Nevada is a party. Brown contends that he was not tried within 180 days of his request for trial. The State argues that Brown's conviction is valid under the IAD because Brown waived his IAD speedy trial rights. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253 (1976) and affirm.<...

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