People v. McDuffee

Docket No. 86539–Agenda 29–May 1999.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. RANDALL A. McDUFFEE, Appellant.

Opinion filed September 23, 1999.

The principal issue presented in this case is whether the trial court erred in finding that defendant’s motion for substitution of judge was filed outside of the10-day period specified in section 114–5(a) of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (725 ILCS 5/114–5(a) (West 1996)).

BACKGROUND

On May 10, 1997, the defendant, Randall A. McDuffee, was charged by Illinois citation and complaint (traffic ticket) with improper lane usage (625 ILCS…