STATE v. JOHNSON

21883

278 S.C. 668 (1983)

301 S.E.2d 138

The STATE, Respondent, v. Gary Donelle JOHNSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

March 16, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Appellate Defender John L. Sweeny, of S.C. Com'n of Appellate Defense, Columbia, for appellant.

Atty. Gen. T. Travis Medlock, Retired Atty. Gen. Daniel R. McLeod and Asst. Attys. Gen. Harold M. Coombs, Jr., and Martha L. McElveen, Columbia, for respondent.


March 16, 1983.

GREGORY, Justice:

Appellant Gary Donelle Johnson was indicted for burglary on March 1, 1982. He moved to have the charges dismissed on the ground the State failed to try him within one hundred eighty days after he requested a speedy trial pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 17-11-10 (1976), the Interstate Agreement on Detainers Act (IAD). The trial court denied the motion. We affirm.

Appellant was arrested on January 15, 1981, on six...

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