PEOPLE v. GOODEN

No. 5-96-0746.

694 N.E.2d 215 (1998)

296 Ill. App.3d 205

230 Ill.Dec. 584

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Steve GOODEN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

April 30, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Kirwan, Deputy Defender, Janet Gandy Fowler, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Mt. Vernon, for Defendant-Appellant.

Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Heath H. Hooks, Staff Attorney, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for Plaintiff-Appellee.


Justice CHAPMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a stipulated bench trial, defendant Steve Gooden was found guilty of home invasion and aggravated criminal sexual assault. He was sentenced to concurrent terms of 12 years' imprisonment with credit for 302 days served. On appeal, defendant argues that his statutory right to a speedy trial (725 ILCS 5/103-5 (West 1996)) on the aggravated criminal sexual assault charge was violated. Defendant also argues...

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