PEOPLE v. DORSEY

No. 81-377.

105 Ill. App.3d 895 (1982)

435 N.E.2d 499

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BEN DORSEY, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed April 15, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Haddad, of Chicago, for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Michael E. Shabat and Richard T. Sikes, Jr., Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

PRESIDING JUSTICE JOHNSON delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Ben Dorsey, appeals his conviction for attempted murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 8-4). On appeal, defendant contends he was denied his right to a speedy trial.

We affirm.

In April 1975, a grand jury indicted defendant and Leon Harris, his codefendant, on three counts of murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 9-1) and one count of attempted...

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