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PEOPLE v. SPEARS

No. 2-08-0976.

920 N.E.2d 488 (2009)

The PEOPLE of The State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William SPEARS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

November 30, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter B. Nolte, Sreenan & Cain, P.C., Rockford, IL, for Appellant.

Joseph P. Bruscato, Winnebago County State's Atty., Rockford, IL, Robert J. Biderman, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Anastacia R. Brooks, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, IL, for Appellee.

Justice O'MALLEY delivered the opinion of the court.

William Spears appeals his convictions of three counts of home invasion (720 ILCS 5/12-11(a)(2) (West 2006)). He contends that the trial court erred when it granted the State's motion to extend the speedy-trial deadline in order to complete DNA testing under section 103-5(c) of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (the speedy-trial statute) (725 ILCS 5/103-5(c) (West 2006)), resulting in his not being brought...

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