PEOPLE v. VASQUEZ

No. 2-98-0800.

724 N.E.2d 984 (2000)

311 Ill. App.3d 291

244 Ill.Dec. 96

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Cesar VASQUEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

February 1, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Joseph Weller, Deputy Defender, and Jack Hildebrand (Court-appointed), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Elgin, for Cesar Vasquez.

David R. Akemann, Kane County State's Attorney, St. Charles, Martin P. Moltz, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, Shawn P. Flaherty, Ottosen, Trevarthen, Britz, Dooley & Kelly, Ltd., Wheaton, for the People.


Justice COLWELL delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Cesar Vasquez, was convicted following a jury trial of reckless homicide (720 ILCS 5/9-3(a) (West 1996)) and two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) (625 ILCS 5/11-501(a)(2) (West 1996)). He appeals, contending that he was not tried within 160 days as required by the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (Speedy Trial Act) (725 ILCS 5/103-5(b) (West 1996)).

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