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PEOPLE v. EDGERSON

No. 3-86-0826.

160 Ill. App.3d 382 (1987)

513 N.E.2d 632

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SAMMY EDGERSON, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed September 18, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Barra, State's Attorney, of Peoria (Walter P. Hehner, of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.

Verlin R. Meinz, of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Ottawa, for appellee.

Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE HEIPLE delivered the opinion of the court:

The State appeals from an order dismissing the charges against the defendant, Sammy Edgerson, on grounds that his statutory rights were violated because he was not brought to trial within 160 days of his demand. The State argues that the defendant's trial demand was not a demand for speedy trial. We agree.

The defendant was arrested on August 17, 1985, and posted bond the next...

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