People v. Antrim

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SIMON

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Edward Antrim, was convicted of attempt murder and aggravated battery, and sentenced to a term of 4 to 12 years on each count, with the terms to run concurrently. He fired three shots at close range into Daniel Sullivan’s back. His defense was that Sullivan and Rex Ridings were engaged in a fight and he shot Sullivan to protect Ridings from death or serious injury at Sullivan’s hands.

His appeal raises the following issues: (1) was he denied his statutory right to a speedy trial when the State was allowed a 58-day…