People v. Lacy

State: Illinois

Court: 5th District Appellate

Docket No: 5-10-0347 Official Reports

Case Date: 09/20/2011

Preview:ILLINOIS OFFICIAL REPORTS
Appellate Court

People v. Lacy, 2011 IL App (5th) 100347

Appellate Court Caption

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ELIJAH S. LACY, Defendant-Appellee.

District & No.

Fifth District Docket No. 5-10-0347 September 20, 2011 The trial court properly dismissed the charge of first-degree murder against defendant and discharged him from custody where he was not brought to trial within the 120-day speedy trial period and the additional 60 days permitted under section 103-5 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to obtain material evidence

Filed Held
(Note: This syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader.)

Decision Under Review

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Jackson County, No. 09-CF-86; the Hon. E. Dan Kimmel and the Hon. Ronald R. Eckiss, Judges, presiding.

Judgment

Affirmed.

Counsel on Appeal

Michael Wepsiec, State's Attorney, of Murphysboro (Patrick Delfino, Stephen E. Norris, and Patrick D. Daly, all of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People. Paul Christenson, of Murphysboro, and Christian J. Baril, of Baril Law Office, of Carbondale, for appellee.

Panel

JUSTICE WELCH delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Presiding Justice Chapman and Justice Stewart concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

Download People v. Lacy.pdf