People v. Walton

Defendant was found guilty at a jury trial of the crime of burglary and was sentenced to a term of five years to ten years in the penitentiary. His sole contention on appeal is that the trial court improperly denied his pretrial motion for discharge under the Four Term Act.

Defendant was arrested and taken into custody on December 6,1965. The reason for his arrest is not wholly clear from the record, although it appears that he was arrested for “a shooting.” On December 8, 1965 he was specifically charged with the burglary in question and was indicted therefor on January 25, 1966. His case was…