People v. Crowe

On August 26, 1988, defendant Donald Crowe was charged with four traffic violations. On September 12, 1988, an information was filed in the circuit court of Douglas County alleging that, based on the same incident for which he was ticketed, defendant committed the offense of reckless homicide in violation of section 9—3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Code) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 9—3). On April 14, 1989, pursuant to defendant’s motions, the court dismissed all the cases for violations of the speedy-trial provisions of the Code. The State now appeals.

Defendant Donald Crowe was…