People v. Gilliand

Luther Paul Gilliand, Defendant, was found guilty of the offense of attempted murder by a jury and was thereupon sentenced by the Circuit Court of Will County to a term in the penitentiary of from 10 to 15 years. On his appeal in this court defendant argues that he was denied a speedy trial, that improper evidence was considered in the hearing on aggravation and mitigation and that the sentence imposed was contrary to the standard regarding indeterminate sentences.

On January 13, 1968, Officer Hoskins was patrolling Illinois Route 53 and observed a blue car make a U-tum across the median…