Reversed and remanded.
Mr. JUSTICE VAN DEUSEN delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant, Tarry S. Leannah, was arrested on June 8, 1977, and charged with aggravated battery and resisting a peace officer. He was released on bail; on July 13 he filed a written demand for a speedy trial.
Under the relevant provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 103-5(b)), he was entitled to trial within 160 days from...
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