People v. Howell

Howell escaped from the Vermilion County Jail.

Twelve years later he was tried for escape.

Did the delay deny him any procedural rights?

No.

We affirm.

In an attempt to concisely set forth the tangled jumble of dates and details from the record below, here is a chronological table listing the relevant developments surrounding Howell’s past 14 years’ experience with the criminal justice system:

Chronology of events

2-12-69 Defendant sentenced to 4 to 6 years in a Federal correctional institution for interstate transportation of a stolen motor vehicle.

5- 70 Defendant escaped from Federal correctional…