People v. Griegel

The State appeals from an order of the circuit court of Du Page County which granted the defendant’s, Donald Griegel’s, motion to dismiss five pending charges pursuant to section 103 — 5(a) of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 103 — 5(a)), on the grounds that the defendant had not been brought to trial within 120 days of his being taken into custody.

The following relevant facts, which occurred in Du Page County (unless otherwise indicated), preceded the trial court’s disposition of the defendant’s Du Page County charges.

On January 5,1977, a complaint…