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STATE v. WADE

No. 19403.

772 P.2d 1291 (1989)

The STATE of Nevada, Appellant, v. Brian Edward WADE, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

April 25, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian McKay, Atty. Gen., Carson City, Rex Bell, Dist. Atty., James Tufteland, Deputy Dist. Atty. and Chris Owens, Deputy Dist. Atty., Las Vegas, for appellant.

Morgan D. Harris, Public Defender, and Robert L. Miller, Deputy Public Defender, Las Vegas, for respondent.

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

The issue presented in this appeal is one of first impression for this court, viz., whether a prisoner in another state who is serving a sentence in a jail, rather than a state prison, may require this State to comply with Article III(a) of the Interstate Agreement on Detainers (IAD), NRS 178.620. We conclude that Article III(a) of the IAD does not apply to prisoners serving sentences in jails.

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