Justice STEIGMANN delivered the opinion of the court:
The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether the 120-day period of the speedytrial statute (Ill.Rev.Stat.1989, ch. 38, par. 103-5) requires a continuous period of incarceration. We hold that it does not.
The facts are not in dispute. In case No. 4-91-0078, defendant was indicted on June 23, 1988, and charged with one count of unlawful delivery of cocaine (Ill.Rev.Stat. 1987, ch. 56½, par. 1401...
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