People v. Dockery

I see no justification for this court to depart from its holdings on this issue, the most recent of which, the Meyer decision, interpreted the demand for speedy trial in the light of both section 103 — 5 of the Code (725 ILCS 5/103 — 5 (West 1998)) and the Twentieth Judicial Circuit’s local court rule 7.04 (20th Judicial Cir. Ct. R. 7.04 (eff. December 12, 1991)).

This court has consistently held that a demand for speedy trial (1) must be clear and unequivocal, (2) must be set forth in the title or heading of any pleading containing the demand, (3) must state that the defendant “demands a…