PEOPLE v. CARUTH

No. 55567.

4 Ill. App.3d 527 (1972)

281 N.E.2d 349

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JAMES CARUTH, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District.

March 7, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward V. Hanrahan, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (Robert A. Novelle and James S. Veldman, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Gerald W. Getty, Public Defender, of Chicago, (Lee T. Hettinger and James J. Doherty, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel,) for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE STAMOS delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was arrested on May 12, 1970, and charged with the offense of theft of American Express money orders valued in excess of $150. The cause was continued several times in the months that followed, and, on September 22, 1970, after he had been indicted and arraigned, defendant moved for discharge because of the State's failure to bring him to trial within 120 days as...

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