People v. Uplinger

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE CRAVEN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was indicted for burglary on March 5,1974. After a delay in bringing the case to trial of almost one year, the indictment was dismissed because the defendant was not properly advised of his right to demand trial or brought to trial within 180 days under the Uniform Agreement on Detainers (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 1003 — 8—9), because his constitutional right to a speedy trial had been violated by the delay and because the State had failed to prosecute the case with diligence. The State has appealed from this…