Reversed and remanded.
Mr. JUSTICE SEIDENFELD delivered the opinion of the court:
An indictment charging defendant with forgery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 17-3(a)(1), (2)) was dismissed upon his motion on the basis that he had not been tried within 120 days from the date he was taken into custody. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 103-5(a), (d).) The State appeals contending this case is neither within the terms nor the spirit of the statute since...
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