People v. Count

Following a bench trial, defendant was convicted of attempt escape and sentenced to a term of imprisonment for 1-3 years, with the sentence to run consecutively to a sentence being served by defendant when he committed the present offense. On appeal, defendant contends that his statutory right to a speedy trial was violated because the trial court improperly granted the State’s motion for an examination and hearing on the issue of defendant’s fitness to stand trial.

Defendant and two codefendants were indicted for the present offense on April 25, 1974. In a report dated May 10, 1974, Dr.…