People v. Hillsman

On February 1, 2000, defendant, Ray Lamar Hillsman, was arrested on various charges and the Illinois Department of Corrections (DOC) issued a parole hold. On May 22, 2000, the date of defendant’s trial, the trial court denied the State’s motion to continue because defendant had been in custody for 112 days. The State did not accept the trial court’s offer to reschedule the trial for defendant’s 120th day of custody. Instead, the State entered a nolie prosequi on the charges and refiled the charges the same day. On October 2, 2000, the date of defendant’s trial on the refiled charges, the…