People v. Boston

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE JONES

delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal by the State from an order of the circuit court of Randolph County dismissing the charges against the defendants on the ground that the defendants had been denied their rights to speedy trials. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 103 — 5.

The defendants were each charged with offenses in the circuit court of Cook County but were found unfit to stand trial and were committed to the Mental Health Center in Chester, Illinois. It is alleged that on December 13, 1973, the defendants escaped from the Mental Health Center,…