PEOPLE v. CHILDRESS

No. 1-98-4203.

746 N.E.2d 783 (2001)

321 Ill. App.3d 13

254 Ill.Dec. 26

PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Craig CHILDRESS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

Rehearing Denied May 8, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rita A. Fry, Cook County Public Defender, Chicago (Andrea Monsees, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Christine L. Kornak and Risa Renee Scott, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for Appellee.


Justice COUSINS delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Craig Childress, was convicted of attempted aggravated criminal sexual assault following a bench trial and sentenced to 29 years in prison. Defendant was acquitted of attempted murder. The defendant filed a timely notice of appeal.

On appeal, the defendant argues that: (1) he was denied his right to a speedy trial; (2) the trial court abused its discretion in ruling that the prosecution could...

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