PEOPLE v. PEARSON

No. 78-1311.

88 Ill. App.3d 616 (1980)

410 N.E.2d 958

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WAYNE PEARSON et al., Defendants-Appellants.

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

Opinion filed September 11, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sam Adam, Marvin Bloom, and Arnette Hubbard, all of Chicago, for appellant Stephan Williams.

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (James L. Rhodes, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant Wayne Pearson.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Marcia B. Orr, James Veldman, and Christine A. Campbell, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Affirmed in part and reversed in part.

Mr. JUSTICE JIGANTI delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendants, Wayne Pearson and Stephan Williams, were tried in the circuit court of Cook County on three counts of armed robbery. Following a bench trial, both defendants were found guilty. They appeal their convictions, alleging that the court violated their right to a speedy trial under the "Fourth Term Act" (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 103-5), by improperly...

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