The PEOPLE v. Hayes

Pete Hayes, referred to herein as the defendant, was tried by jury in the criminal court of Cook County and convicted of the crime of murder. A writ of error has issued to review the judgment of conviction.

■The defendant’s principal contention is that he was not tried within four months after his confinement on the murder charge. It appears that the defendant was arrested in . the State of Mississippi on either May 27, 1959, or June 3, 1959, there being some conflict in the evidence on this point. The record is clear, however, that the defendant was not returned to Illinois until July 28. The…