Appendix — Smith v. Hooey

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IV. State Did Not Place “Detainer” Against '

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Pollard v. United States, 352 U. 8. 354, 360,

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(th Cir. 1949) Cert. Den. 382 U. 8. 7693:

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Fouts v. United States, 253 F. 2.215

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co | Memerandtim for the United States

baie Eavcoel thet dices bee

et the: sad States in this case, in-which petitioner has

al anus directed to respondent, Judge

4 | “Conrt of Harris County, Texas,

Scie sa indictment returned. in that

urt against ‘ F Oh March 16, 1960. ‘Since April © -

1960, ‘petition ey iA Neienal pentnet ming pall e

as the United. States. at .Leavenworth eaveR-

Bina ap yo hat pat

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first requested a speedy trial.on March 17, |

mean Sone aebinner tac-oalite) Gat ic mae inset

afforded « trial within.two weeks of any date..petitioner |

‘might specify at-which he could'be present..The prosecutor __.

~~ served:a copy.of his response to the instant-petition upon

the Attorney General “with the thought that he. may care

to specify a “se on which mane may be. eee for :

© encourag ot Poherdt Sth ie br fosbentions fn Ea

PO | risoners. The normal pro- \. | -

‘Samah postures o-ttened speek. :

__writ ad prosegwendem from the state court. Almost in-:

“variably, jose has: complied: with ‘such writs ©

"ang extended its sdoperatio’ to: the state authorities. The

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¢oetito the stats, the Buren of Prisons ha secon al

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: \ Whapever any federal y ‘prisoner. lias ‘ian 2 initod ins

* formed against; or convicted of a felony page i

Sof reéord of dny State or the District of ‘Columbia, ;

the Attotney General shall, if ‘he finds it in the-publie .

.jnterest to do so, upon the. <— of ‘the Governor or.

the executive authority thereo and@apon the presen-. -

) tation ‘of a certified. copy of = indictment, informa-_

- tion or judgment of conviction, cause. such @ person,

prior to his releasé, to transferred to a penal or a

correctional institution within such State or District. : os |

| * the Bureau of Prisons does -not, homens: Ocnsider

it is if function to determine the date of trial .in.a state -

_ court. Occasionally, at the request. of the prisoner or upon

. his inquiry, the Bureau of Prisons has itself communicated -

with 2 local prosecutor, urging the disposition of pending .

charges and advising that the United States will produce ©

_ the prisoner pursugnt to a writ ad prosequendum. In this

_ ease, we are advised by the Bypreau of Prisons that,.except

_. for a detainer filed by the sheriff of Harris County, their ©

‘files reflect no correspondence from the District Attorney °

: of Harris County-with respect to petitioner. Nor did peti-

tioner’ request any assistance from the United States

Bureau, of Prisons. $5.

‘ «In short, the Bureau. of Prisons would seabilien 7 have

made the prisoner available if a writ-ef hgbeas_corpus ad.

prosequendum had been issued by the state court. It does -

appear, however, that the State at any point sought to

' _. initiate that:procedare in this case, r

~ ‘Respectfully submitted, |

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: - Eewre N. Guise,

_ Solicitor General, -

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