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STATE v. VOTTA

Nos. 13-07-00634-CR, 13-07-00635-CR, 13-07-00636-CR, 13-07-00637-CR.

267 S.W.3d 197 (2008)

The STATE of Texas, Appellant, v. Joseph VOTTA, a/k/a Joseph Vital, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi-Edinburg.

Rehearing Overruled August 21, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Vollers, Austin, Robert E. Bell, Dist. Atty., Edna, for Appellant.

David Alan Disher, Schulenburg, for Appellee.

Before Chief Justice VALDEZ and Justices GARZA and BENAVIDES.

OPINION

Opinion by Chief Justice VALDEZ.

The State appeals from the trial court's judgment dismissing the charges against appellee, Joseph Votta, a/k/a Joseph Vital, based on his not having been brought to trial within the limitation period specified in Article III of the Interstate Agreement on Detainers Act (IADA). See TEX.CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 51.14 (Vernon 2006). The State asserts five issues on appeal. We affirm.

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