THE PEOPLE v. HAYES

No. 35991.

23 Ill.2d 527 (1962)

179 N.E.2d 660

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. PETE HAYES, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 23, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ROBERT M. HORWITCH, of Chicago, appointed by the court, for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and DANIEL P. WARD, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and JOHN T. GALLAGHER and DEAN H. BILTON, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court:

Pete Hayes, referred to herein as the defendant, was tried by jury in the criminal court of Cook County and convicted of the crime of murder. A writ of error has issued to review the judgment of conviction.

The defendant's principal contention is that he was not tried within four months after his confinement on the murder charge. It appears that the defendant was arrested...

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