People v. Negron

Defendant, Miguel Baez Negron, was charged in a multi-count indictment with murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1) and armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 18 — 2). At the conclusion of a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant was found guilty of both murder and robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 18 — 1). He was sentenced to a term of 20 to 40 years for murder and to a term of 4 to 12 years for robbery, the sentences to run concurrently.

On appeal, defendant contends: (1) he was denied his statutory right to a speedy trial (Ill. Rev. Stat.…