People v. Cooksey

THIRD DIVISION

December 22, 1999

No. 1--97--2689

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the) Circuit Court of

Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County.))

v. )))

TOIJUAN COOKSEY, ) Honorable) John A. Wasilewski,

Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding.

Following a jury trial, defendant Toijuan Cooksey was convicted of robbery (720 ILCS 5/18--1 (West 1996)) and vehicular hijacking (720 ILCS 5/18--3 (West 1996)) and sentenced to concurrent terms of 10 years' and 7 years' imprisonment, respectively. On appeal, defendant contends that the State failed to bring him to trial within 120 days, in…