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PEOPLE v. BATTLES

No. 5-97-1103.

724 N.E.2d 997 (2000)

311 Ill. App.3d 991

244 Ill.Dec. 109

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brent BATTLES, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

February 1, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Whitney, Speir & Whitney, Carbondale, for Appellant.

Michael Wepsiec, State's Attorney, Murphysboro, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Gerry R. Arnold, Staff Attorney, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for Appellee.

Justice KUEHN delivered the opinion of the court:

The advent of DNA forensic technology in the late 1980s presented a dilemma for our legislators. On the one hand, the speedy trial statute forbad trial detention beyond 120 days without a trial. On the other hand, DNA evidence could take more than 120 days to generate.

The DNA analysis method exclusively in use at that time involved a test series that spanned several months. By the very nature of the method...

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