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CASPER v. RYAN

No. 86-1346.

822 F.2d 1283 (1987)

Steven J. CASPER, M-8294, Appellant, v. Joseph RYAN, and the Attorney General of the State of Pennsylvania, and the District Attorney for Philadelphia County.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided June 26, 1987.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied July 22, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward H. Weis (argued), Defender Ass'n of Philadelphia, Federal Courts Div., Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

Donna G. Zucker, Asst. Dist. Atty., Suzan Willcox (argued), Asst. Dist. Atty., Gaele McLaughlin Barthold, Deputy Dist. Atty., William G. Chadwick, First Asst. Dist. Atty., Ronald D. Castille, Dist. Atty., Philadelphia Dist. Atty's Office, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellees.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, SLOVITER, Circuit Judges, and ROTH, District Judge

Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc Denied July 22, 1987.

SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.

Steven Casper appeals from the district court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Casper contends that he was improperly tried for theft and criminal conspiracy in Pennsylvania because Pennsylvania violated Article III(a) of the Interstate Agreement on Detainers (IAD),1 which requires that a prisoner be tried on outstanding criminal...

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