People v. Smith

The State had charged the defendant, Elisa Smith, with reckless homicide (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 9 — 3(a)). The circuit court subsequently granted the defendant’s petition for discharge for violating her right to a speedy trial. The State filed a motion for rehearing, and following a hearing, the circuit court upheld its original ruling dismissing the charges against the defendant. The State appeals, contending that the court’s ruling that the defendant was not brought to trial within 120 days was against the manifest weight of the evidence and was an abuse of the court’s…