(DOWNLOAD) "People v. Shields" by Supreme Court of Illinois # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: People v. Shields
- Author : Supreme Court of Illinois
- Release Date : January 27, 1974
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 61 KB
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The defendant was charged in indictment No. 70-1469 with burglary to commit theft in the apartment of Katie Davis, and in indictment No. 70-1483 with burglary to commit theft in the apartment of Inez Broadway. Davis and Broadway resided in an apartment building in Chicago. Defendant was tried and convicted by a jury in the circuit court of Cook County on indictment No. 70-1469 and was sentenced to serve from 2 to 4 years in the penitentiary. The other indictment was later stricken on motion of the State. The defendant appealed directly to this court, and here alleges denial of his right to a speedy trial, and that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. We will first consider the threshold question รข€” the allegation of denial of the defendant's right to trial within the 120-day statutory period. The petition recited that discharge was sought on the basis of section 103-5 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1963, ch. 38, par. 103-5), which provides in pertinent part: