People v. Exson

The defendant was found guilty by a jury of two counts of possession of a controlled substance. He was sentenced to concurrent terms of three years in prison. The only issue in this case is whether the defendant’s statutory right to a speedy trial was violated when the trial court granted the State a 30-day extension of the 120-day trial term. We conclude it was. We reverse the trial court’s judgment and remand the cause with directions to enter an order discharging the defendant.

FACTS

Defendant was arrested on March 2, 2005, for possession of cocaine and heroin. Defendant was unable to post…