People v. Sullivan

This case concerns a facet of the problem introduced in balancing the right of a defendant to a well-prepared counsel of her own choosing against the rights of the prosecution, court, jurors and witnesses to an efficient disposition of cases without unreasonable delay. Defendant Debra Sullivan was found guilty by a Macon County circuit court jury of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 95½, par. 11—501) and was subsequently sentenced to 45 days’ imprisonment. She appeals contending that the trial court abused its discretion in denying her last…