People v. Williams

Defendant, Ronald Williams, was tried and convicted by a jury for the offenses of murder and attempt armed robbery. The trial court entered judgment on this verdict and sentenced defendant to 20 to 60 years for the murder conviction and to 3 to 9 years for the attempt armed robbery conviction. The sentences were to be served concurrently.

Defendant now appels and makes the following contentions: (1) that the trial court erred in denying defendant’s motion to discharge and in allowing the State to bring the defendant to trial 200 days after his initial incarceration; (2) that the trial court…