PEOPLE v. GRIFFIN

No. 62472.

47 Ill. App.3d 1012 (1977)

365 N.E.2d 487

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ASBURY D. GRIFFIN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

Opinion filed April 13, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (James L. Rhodes and Suzanne M. Xinos, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Laurence J. Bolon, Paul Benjamin Linton, and John J. Murphy, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

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

A jury found Asbury Griffin guilty of murdering Mary Nesbary. Griffin contends: (1) the proof at trial did not establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) the time lapse between his arrest and preliminary hearing denied him a prompt preliminary hearing; (3) the delay between his arrest and trial violated his Illinois statutory and Federal constitutional guarantees of...

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