City of Rockford v. Xayasouk

Defendant, Joy Xayasouk, was charged by plaintiff, the City of Rockford, with disobeying a traffic control device. On October 6, 1997, defendant filed her notice that she was pleading not guilty and requested a bench trial. The circuit clerk scheduled the case for trial on November 3, 1997, which was also the date that the arresting officer had originally set for defendant’s first appearance. Defendant appeared on that date and moved to dismiss the charge because the case had not been scheduled for trial within the time limits set forth in Supreme Court Rule 505 (166 Ill. 2d R. 505). The…