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THE PEOPLE v. BENSON

No. 35452.

19 Ill.2d 50 (1960)

166 N.E.2d 80

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. WILLIAM BENSON, JR., Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 31, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

HAROLD S. ROSENFIELD, and McCOY, MING & LEIGHTON, both of Chicago, (GEORGE N. LEIGHTON, of counsel,) for plaintiff in error.

GRENVILLE BEARDSLEY, Attorney General, of Springfield, and BENJAMIN S. ADAMOWSKI, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and FRANCIS X. RILEY and JOHN T. GALLAGHER, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE DAILY delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, William Benson, Jr., was found guilty of murder after a jury trial in the criminal court of Cook County and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 25 years. He prosecutes this writ of error and contends initially that the trial court erred in denying a timely motion for discharge for want of speedy prosecution.

The record reveals that defendant was arrested...

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