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PEOPLE v. HARRIS

No. 77-1836.

70 Ill. App.3d 363 (1979)

387 N.E.2d 1109

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LEON PETE HARRIS (Impleaded), Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed March 28, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph Ruebner and Andrew Berman, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Lee T. Hettinger and Pamela L. Gray, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

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

The appellant, Leon Pete Harris, and co-defendant, Ben Dorsey, were found guilty by a jury of the murder of Rogers Walton, a taxicab driver. Harris appeals from his conviction and sentence of 14 years to 14 years and 1 day contending: (i) that he was denied his right to a speedy trial; (ii) that the jury was improperly prevented from hearing a statement made by the deceased...

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