PEOPLE v. CAMPA

No. 99501.

840 N.E.2d 1157 (2005)

217 Ill.2d 243

298 Ill.Dec. 722

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Benjamin CAMPA, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

December 1, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Springfield, Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney, Chicago (Linda D. Woloshin, Assistant Attorney General, Chicago, Renee Goldfarb, Michelle Katz, Brian Monico, James E. Fitzgerald, Annette Collins, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender, Steven W. Becker, Assistant Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, for appellee.


Justice FREEMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

At issue is whether defendant, Benjamin Campa, received a speedy trial as required by section 103-5 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (725 ILCS 5/103-5 (West 2000)). The appellate court held that he did not. 353 Ill.App.3d 178, 288 Ill.Dec. 852, 818 N.E.2d 787...

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