People v. Campa

At issue is whether defendant, Benjamin Campa, received a speedy trial as required by section 103 — 5 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (725 ILCS 5/103—5 (West 2000)). The appellate court held that he did not. 353 Ill. App. 3d 178. We granted the State’s petition for leave to appeal (177 Ill. 2d R. 315(a)). For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment of the appellate court.

BACKGROUND

Defendant was arrested on August 19, 2001, following a traffic accident. He was eventually charged with driving under the influence of alcohol (625 ILCS 5/11— 501(a) (2) (West 2000)), driving…