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PEOPLE v. SWAFFORD

No. 83-510.

124 Ill. App.3d 190 (1984)

463 N.E.2d 1353

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DAVID V. SWAFFORD, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Opinion filed May 17, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Joseph Weller and John R. Wimmer, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Elgin, for appellant.

Eugene L. Stockton, State's Attorney, of Mt. Carroll (Phyllis J. Perko and Sally A. Swiss, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE VAN DEUSEN delivered the opinion of the court:

After a bench trial, the defendant, David Swafford, was convicted of armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 18-2(a)) and was sentenced to a 25-year term of imprisonment. On appeal, the defendant contends that his statutory right to a speedy trial (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 103-5(a)) was violated because he was not tried within 120 days from the date he was taken into...

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