Supreme Court of Illinois

In a murder case, the appellate court is affirmed where defendant's constitutional right to a speedy trial was not violated and is reversed where the failure to comply with the dictates of Apprendi does not require resentencing.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/02/2003
• Published 11/10/2003

Judges

• Justice RARICK delivered the opinion of the court:

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James E. Ryan and Lisa Madigan, Attorneys General, Springfield, and Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney, Chicago (William L. Browers and Lisa Hoffman, Assistant Attorneys General, Chicago, and Renee G. Goldfarb, William D. Carroll, Alan J. Spellberg and Christine Cook, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender, and Debra R. Salinger, Assistant Appellate Defender, of the Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, for appellee.