People v. Gulley

This is an appeal by the People of the State of Illinois in a criminal case pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 604(a) (111. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 110A, par. 604(a)). The defendant, Fred Gulley, successfully persuaded the Circuit Court of Peoria County to dismiss two indictments charging him with unlawful delivery of heroin. In summary, the trial court dismissed the two indictments against the defendant because of a combination of pre-indictment and post-indictment, pre-arrest delay of 51 months.

The issue presented by the State on appeal is whether the trial court erred in dismissing the two…