People v. Wooddell

Docket No. 100709. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. LORA LYNN WOODDELL, Appellant. Opinion filed March 23, 2006. CHIEF JUSTICE THOMAS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Justices Freeman, McMorrow, Fitzgerald, Kilbride, Garman, and Karmeier concurred in the judgment and opinion. OPINION The issue presented is whether the circuit court of Moultrie County properly dismissed the charges pending against defendant, Lora Lynn Wooddell, on the grounds that the statutory speedy-trial period had lapsed. For the reasons that…