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Alabama v. Bozeman, No. 00-492 (U.S. Supreme Court) (533 U.S. 146; 121 S.Ct. 2079) (June 11, 2001) (Justice Breyer)

In this case the Supreme Court held that the Interstate Agreement on Detainers (IAD) does not allow courts to overlook brief violations of it provisions that forbid a participating state from obtaining custody of another jurisdiction's prisoner then returning him without having put him to trial. The Court declared that ...

 

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