The People v. Allen

Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him of armed robbery after a jury trial.

He claims that he was deprived of a speedy trial and that the admission of evidence of other alleged wrongdoing deprived him of a fair trial. He raises no question as to the sentence or as to the quantum of proof.

Defendant urges that he was denied a trial within 120 days of his arrest, as required by Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 103 — 5. The trial first began on August 21st, 1969. His argument is based upon a statement submitted to the parole board subsequent to sentencing in which the date of arrest…