Presiding Justice CAMPBELL delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a jury trial, defendant, Johnnie Beard, was convicted of retail theft and sentenced to two years probation. On appeal, defendant contends that: (1) he was denied his statutory and constitutional rights to a speedy trial; (2) the trial court's refusal to dismiss the jury venire consisting of only one African-American prospective juror violated his constitutional right to a jury drawn from a fair...
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