PEOPLE v. WHITTENBURG

Gen. No. 11,096.

111 Ill. App.2d 484 (1969)

250 N.E.2d 686

People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William Whittenburg, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

September 3, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Scott, Attorney General of State of Illinois, of Springfield (Fred G. Leach, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel), for appellant.

Walwyn M. Trezise, Public Defender of Livingston County, of Pontiac, for appellee.


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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