PEOPLE v. BEDFORD

No. 76-1257.

369 N.E.2d 84 (1977)

53 Ill. App.3d 1005

11 Ill.Dec. 630

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Fred BEDFORD, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

Supplemental Opinion On Denial of Rehearing November 16, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender of Cook County, Chicago (Marc L. Fogelberg, Chicago, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Atty. of Cook County, Chicago (Laurence J. Bolon, Asst. State's Atty., Kenneth T. McCurry, Chicago, Margaret K. Stanton, Asst. State's Atty., of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.


SIMON, Presiding Justice.

Fred Bedford was found guilty in a bench trial of armed robbery (Ill.Rev.Stat.1971, ch. 38, par. 18-2) and sentenced to a term of 4 to 7 years. He contends in this appeal that his motions for discharge under the Speedy Trial Act (Ill.Rev.Stat.1975, ch. 38, par. 103-5) were improperly denied. He also contends that his sentence was improper, since he was neither advised of nor permitted to exercise his right to elect between sentencing under...

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