PEOPLE v. JENKINS

No. 77-656.

65 Ill. App.3d 305 (1978)

382 N.E.2d 638

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TONY JENKINS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (4th Division).

Opinion filed October 26, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Lee T. Hettinger and Mary Ellen Dienes, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE LINN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Tony Jenkins, was convicted of robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 18-1) after a bench trial, and was sentenced to a term of 2 to 6 years. The sole issue presented for review is whether defense counsel's oral assertion that he was ready for trial constituted a formal demand for trial pursuant to section 103-5(b) of the Four Term Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par...

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