PEOPLE v. STEVENS

No. 2-88-0849.

185 Ill. App.3d 261 (1989)

541 N.E.2d 239

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JAMES J. STEVENS, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Opinion filed July 7, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Ryan, State's Attorney, of Wheaton (William L. Browers and Colleen M. Griffin, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.

Steven A. Greenberg, Ltd., of Chicago, for appellee.


Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE McLAREN delivered the opinion of the court:

Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 604(a) (107 Ill.2d R. 604(a)), the State appeals from the dismissal of its information against defendant, James Stevens. The trial court dismissed the charge against defendant because it found that the State violated defendant's right to a speedy trial under section 103-5(b) of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par....

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases