People v. McCoy

The defendant, Dennis McCoy, was convicted of driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor and driving while license revoked by the circuit court of Jackson County sitting without a jury. On appeal, defendant contends that he was denied his right to a speedy trial because he was not tried within 49 days as provided by Supreme Court Rule 505 (103 Ill. 2d R. 505).

No verbatim transcripts of the trial court proceedings were made; however, the parties have filed an agreed statement of facts. The traffic citations were issued on April 7, 1985, by Paul Freeman and defendant’s appearance date…