City of Chicago v. Wisniewski

A jury in the circuit court of Cook County found the defendant, Joseph Wisniewski, guilty of the offenses of resisting arrest and assault in violation of the Municipal Code of Chicago, and he was fined $100 for each offense. He has appealed directly to this court. The principal issues raised on appeal concern the delay in bringing the defendant to trial and the adequacy of the sanction imposed for the failure of the City to produce the arresting officers for the taking of their depositions, as well as its failure to list the names of its witnesses and to produce reports of the arresting…