People v. Garrett

The defendant, Kevin Clay Garrett, was charged in the circuit court of Madison County with two counts of attempted murder, one count of unlawful use of a firearm by a felon, and one count of defacing identification marks on a firearm. All four charges were later dismissed on the defendant’s motion alleging the State’s failure to commence trial within the time period prescribed by section 103 — 5(b) of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 103— 5(b)). The appellate court reversed the dismissal order and remanded the cause for further proceedings. (180 Ill.…