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DILLON v. STATE

844 S.W.2d 139 (1992)

Thomas DILLON, Defendant-Appellant. v. STATE of Tennessee, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

Rehearing Denied, December 21, 1992.

Certiorari Denied March 22, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas A. Trant, Knoxville, for defendant-appellant.

Charles W. Burson, Atty. Gen. & Reporter, Rebecca L. Gundt, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for appellee.

Certiorari Denied March 22, 1993. See 113 S.Ct. 1589.

OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

This case involves a "speedy trial" provision of the Interstate Compact on Detainers, T.C.A. §§ 40-31-101 to 108 (1990). Specifically, we must decide whether the statute's 120-day period for bringing a prisoner to trial was tolled by (1) the State's having obtained a continuance, or (2) the Defendant's inability to stand trial.

In June 1989, a Knox County...

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