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PEOPLE v. BOYKIN

No. 62815.

369 N.E.2d 219 (1977)

54 Ill. App.3d 220

11 Ill.Dec. 765

PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bernard BOYKIN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

October 18, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, Chicago (Jack L. Uretsky, Donald S. Honchell, Asst. Public Defenders, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Atty., Chicago (Iris E. Sholder, Wendy Paul Billington, Asst. State's Attys., of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

DOWNING, Presiding Justice:

Defendant, Bernard Boykin, was indicted for the January 2, 1972 murder of Ronald James Pickens. His first trial on the charge, in August of 1973, ended in a mistrial when the jury was unable to reach a verdict. Defendant waived a jury for his second trial in January of 1975, was found guilty by the court, and sentenced to a term of 14 to 25 years. On appeal, defendant contends that his constitutional and statutory rights to a speedy trial...

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