PEOPLE v. DeVORE

No. 76-1627.

62 Ill. App.3d 412 (1978)

378 N.E.2d 1302

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. VITTORIO DeVORE, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

Opinion filed July 11, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Frances Sowa, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Lee T. Hettinger and Francis X. Speh, Jr., Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE STAMOS delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial, defendant, Vittorio DeVore, was found guilty of murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 9-1) and sentenced to a term of 15 years to 45 years in the penitentiary. Defendant, who was a juvenile, contends that the trial court improperly denied his right to a speedy trial by permitting the State an extension of time to commence trial beyond the expiration...

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