PEOPLE v. BEYAH

No. 62444.

42 Ill. App.3d 962 (1976)

356 N.E.2d 960

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NORMAN BEYAH, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

Opinion filed October 8, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Geis and Steven Clark, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Laurence J. Bolon, Michael E. Shabat, and James Meltreger, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SULLIVAN delivered the opinion of the court:

A jury found defendant guilty of burglary, and he was sentenced to a term of 4 to 12 years. On appeal, he contends he should have been discharged because he was not tried within 120 days, as required by section 103-5 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, par. 103-5.

The pertinent portions of the record disclose that defendant was arrested...

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