Justice O'MALLEY delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant, Joshua C. Hampton, was charged with robbery (720 ILCS 5/18-1(a) (West 2006)). Later, he moved to dismiss the charge, claiming a violation of his statutory right to a speedy trial (see 725 ILCS 5/103-5(a) (West 2006)). The trial court granted the motion. The State appeals (see 210 Ill.2d R. 604(a)(1)). We reverse and remand.
On November 4, 2007, defendant was arrested. The next day, the trial court...
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