PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS

No. 4-91-0310.

578 N.E.2d 313 (1991)

218 Ill. App.3d 442

161 Ill.Dec. 186

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Richard L. WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

August 29, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald M. Cadagin, State's Atty., Kenneth R. Boyle, Director State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, Beth McGann, Staff Atty., for plaintiff-appellant.

Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Defender, Office of State Appellate Defender, Springfield, David P. Bergschneider, Asst. Defender, for defendant-appellee.


Justice McCULLOUGH delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal by the State from an order of the circuit court of Sangamon County dismissing the charges pending against defendant Richard L. Williams. Defendant was charged with the unlawful possession of a controlled substance. (Ill. Rev.Stat.1989, ch. 56½, par. 1402(b).) The petition to dismiss filed by defendant on March 27, 1991, alleged a denial of defendant's right to a speedy trial by failing to...

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