People v. Kemp

Following a jury trial defendant, Robert Kemp, was convicted of murder and burglary and sentenced to the penitentiary for concurrent terms of 15 to 20 years and 3 to 9 years respectively. On appeal, defendant contends that he was entitled to discharge from custody because he was not tried within the 120-day time period required under the Four Term Act. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 103 — 5(a), (d).

We affirm.

On March 27, 1972, defendant was arrested and subsequently indicted along with co-indictees Leo Guess, Ernest Davis and Eric Harris, for the offenses of murder and burglary. On…