PEOPLE v. HOWELL

No. 46625.

60 Ill.2d 117 (1975)

324 N.E.2d 403

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. JOHNNY HOWELL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied March 24, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Farrell, Deputy Defender, and Richard E. Cunningham, Assistant Appellate Defender, Office of State Appellate Defender, of Mt. Vernon, for appellant.

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Springfield (James B. Zagel and Jayne A. Carr, Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE RYAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was arrested on September 13, 1971, in connection with an attempted armed robbery and shooting in a tavern in East St. Louis. He was confined in jail until he was indicted 65 days later. No preliminary hearing was held, and no issue was raised in the trial court concerning the failure to hold a prompt preliminary hearing. While finding...

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