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Filed 10/6/10 NO. 4-10-0016

IN THE APPELLATE COURT
OF ILLINOIS
FOURTH DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from
Plaintiff-Appellant, ) Circuit Court of

v. ) Vermilion County
RICKY A. MULLINS, ) No. 08CF638

Defendant-Appellee. )
) Honorable
) Craig H. DeArmond,
) Judge Presiding.

JUSTICE KNECHT delivered the opinion of the court:

In October 2008, the State charged defendant, Ricky A.
Mullins, in case No. 08-CF-638 with possession of a controlled
substance (720 ILCS 570/402(a)(2)(A) (West 2008)) and possession
of a controlled substance with intent to deliver (720 ILCS
570/401(a)(2)(A) (West 2008)). In December 2009, the trial court
granted his motion to dismiss because the State violated his
right to a speedy trial under section 103-5(b) of the Code of
Criminal Procedure of 1963 (Speedy-Trial Act) (725 ILCS 5/103

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