People v. Gooden

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SIMON

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Mike Gooden, was charged by indictment returned by the Cook County grand jury on March 22, 1976, with the burglary oí a department store on October 21,1975. He was arraigned on June 8,1976 and pleaded not guilty. Thirty-six days later, before trial, the defendant moved to dismiss the indictment. The basis for his motion was that because he had been bom on January 5,1960, he was 15 years old at the time of the offense, and he was not transferred from juvenile to criminal court in accordance with the procedures set…