Legal Opinion
People v. Belcher
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided July 19, 1989No. 2-88-0765PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE UNVERZAGT
delivered the opinion of the court:
The State appeals from an order of the circuit court of Lake County dismissing a three-count complaint filed against defendant, James Belcher. The State raises one issue on appeal: whether the trial court erred in granting defendant’s motion to dismiss the charges which asserted the State had violated his right to a speedy trial.
The State filed a criminal complaint against defendant on December 27, 1985. A warrant for defendant’s arrest was also issued on December 27, 1985. Defendant was arrested on April 5, 1988. On May 18, 1988,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. LovascoSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Smith v. HooeySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Moore v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- People v. LawsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- Humphrey v. CunninghamSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1990
- People v. WilliamsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1998
- People v. LockAppellate Court of Illinois · 1994
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