CRAVEN, J., delivered the opinion of the court.
The Circuit Court of Livingston County entered an order discharging the defendant and dismissing an information filed against him charging the crime of escape, holding that the defendant had not been tried within 120 days as provided by section 103-5 of chapter 38, Ill Rev Stats 1967. The State appeals.
The following chronology of events is relevant to this appeal:
The defendant was an inmate in the Illinois...
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