People v. Madsen

Defendant, Vincent Madsen, was charged by uniform traffic citation with the offenses of failure to signal as required (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 951/2, par. 11—804(b)) and driving while license revoked (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 951/2, par. 6—303(a)) in Du Page County, Illinois. On defendant’s motion, the trial court dismissed the charges for failure to comply with the speedy-trial provision contained in the local court rules. The State appeals, contending that the trial court erred due to defendant’s failure to make a specific demand for a speedy trial. We reverse and remand.

Defendant first…