People v. Hernandez

Following a bench trial, defendant, Miguel A. Hernandez, was convicted of violating his bail bond (720 ILCS 5/32 — 10(a) (West 2000)). The trial court sentenced defendant to 3V2 years’ imprisonment with credit for 176 days in pretrial custody. On appeal, defendant contends that (1) he was denied the effective assistance of counsel as a result of his counsel’s failure to file a written speedy-trial demand, and (2) the trial court erred when it refused to grant him an additional 122 days of credit for time spent in pretrial custody. We affirm as modified.

On July 31, 1998, defendant was indicted…