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V illage of Mundelein v. Bogachev , 2011 IL App (2d) 100346

Appellate Court

Caption The Villag e of Mundelein, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Andre y Bog ache v,

Def endant- Appellee

.

District & N o. Second District

Docke t No. 2–10–0346

Filed May 27, 2011

Held

( Note : Thi s syl lab us

con st it ute s no par t of

the opi nio n of the cou rt

but has bee n pr e

par ed

by the Repo rt er of

D e c i s i o n s f

o r t h e

c o n v e n i e n c e o

f t h e

rea der

. ) 

### I n a prosec ution for driving while under the influence of alcohol, the trial

court proper ly g rante d defe ndant’s motion to dismiss the char g e based on

a violation of his rig ht to a speedy trial

, notwithstanding plaintiff

village ’s contention that he f orfe ited his statutory

rig ht to a speedy trial

by failing to object to the trial court’s decision to c ontinue the trial date

bey ond the 160-day period and err ed by ref using to attribute t he delay s

cause d by certain continuance s t o defe ndant, since defe ndant’s motion

was based on section 103–5(b), which applied to defe ndants rele ased on

bail or rec og nizance and require s a trial wi t h i n 1 6 0 day s, rathe r than

section 103–5(a)

, which applies to de fenda nts in custody and require s a

trial within 120 day s, and althoug h section 103–5(a) provides that delay

s h al l b e attributed t o defe ndant unl ess he or she objects, subs ection (b)

omits any statement t hat delay shall be attributable to defen d an t u n less

he or she objects, and the ap p el l at e court ag ree d with defe ndant that

n eit her Cordell nor Hampton provided a basis for imposing a duty o n

defe ndant to object t o a delay befor e proce eding to seek a discharg e

based on a violation of his rig ht to a trial wi t h i n 160 day s, and

further more, the rec ord showed that the continuance s at issue wer e based

on matters outside defe ndant’s cont ro l or responsibility and plaintiff

village failed to show other wise.

### Dec ision Under

Review Appea l from the Circuit Court of L ake C ounty

, No. 09–DT–272; the

Hon. Patrick N. L awler and the Hon. J oseph R. W al d eck, J udg es,

presiding

.

J udg ment Affir med.

Counsel on

Appea l J oel D. Ging iss, of Smit h & L aL uzerne, L td., of Waukeg an, for appellant.

T homas A L ilien and Dar ren E. Miller, both of State Appe l l at e

Def ender ’s Off

ice, of Elg in, for appe llee.

Panel J USTI CE HUDSON deliver ed the judg ment of the c ourt, with opinion

J ustices Z enoff

and Schostok conc urre d in the judgme nt and opinion

OP INION

¶ 1 P la in ti f

f

, th e V il la g e o f M u n d e le in

, c h a r g e d d e f e n d a n t, A n d r e y B o g a c h e v

, w it h d r iv in g u n d e r

th e in f lu e n c e o f a lc o h o l ( D U I) ( 6 2 5 I L C S 5 / 1 1

– 5 0 1 ( a ) ( 2 ) ( W e s t 2 0 0 8 ) )

. A f te r n u m e r o u s

c o n ti n u a n c e s

, h e m o v e d to d is m is s th e c h a r g e

, c o n te n d in g th a t h e h a d b e e n d e n ie d h is s ta tu to r y

r ig h t to b e b r o u g h t to tr ia l w it h in 1 6 0 d a ys o f d e m a n d in g a s p e e d y tr ia l ( s e e 7 2 5 IL C S 5 /1 0 3

– 5 ( b )

( W e s t 2 0 0 8 ) )

. T h e tr ia l c o u r t in it ia ll y d e n ie d th e m o ti o n

, th e n g r a n te d it a n d d is m is s e d th e c h a r g e

.

P la in ti f f a p p e a ls

, c o n te n d in g th a t ( 1 ) u n d e r o u r o p in io n in P e o p le v

. H a m

p to n

, 3 9 4 Il l. A p p

. 3 d

6 8 3 ( 2 0 0 9 )

, d e f

e n d a n t f o r f e it e d h is s ta tu to r y r ig h t to a s p e e d y tr ia l b y f a il in g to o b j e c t to th e

c o u r t’ s d e c is io n to c o n ti n u e th e tr ia l d a te b e yo n d th e 1 6 0

- d a y p e r io d ; a n d ( 2 ) th e tr ia l c o u r t e r r e d

r e v e r s ib ly in r e f

u s in g to a tt r ib u te d e la ys c a u s e d b y c e r ta in c o n ti n u a n c e s to d e f e n d a n t.

¶ 2 W e n o te th a t t h e r e c o r d c o n s is ts o f th e c o m m o n

- la w r e c o r d a n d a r e p o r t o f p r o c e e d in g s f

o r

M a r c h 3 0

, 2 0 1 0

, w h e n th e tr ia l c o u r t h e a r d d e f e n d a n t’ s m o ti o n to r e c o n s id e r th e d e n ia l o f h is

m o ti o n to d is m is s

. W e h a v e n o tr a n s c r ip ts

, b ys ta n d e r ’s r e p o r ts

, o r a g r e e d s ta te m e n ts o f f a c ts f o r

a n y o th e r p r o c e e d in g s ( s e e Il l. S

. C t. R

. 3 2 3 ( e f f

. D e c

. 1 3

, 2 0 0 5 ) )

. T h e p e r ti n e n t f a c ts a r e a s

f o ll o w s

.

¶ 3 O n J a n u a r y 3 1

, 2 0 0 9

, d e f e n d a n t w a s a r r e s te d a n d c h a r g e d w it h D U I. H e p o s te d b o n d th a t d a y

a n d w a s o u t o f c u s to d y th e r e a f te r

. J u d g e P a tr ic k N

. L a w le r w a s a s s ig n e d to d e f e n d a n t’ s c a s e

. O n

F e b r u a r y 2 0

, 2 0 0 9

, d e f

e n d a n t f il e d a d e m a n d f

o r a s p e e d y tr ia l ( s e e 7 2 5 IL C S 5 /1 0 3

– 5 ( b ) ( W e s t

2 0 0 8 ) ) a n d a p e t i t i o n to r e s c in d th e s u m m a r y s u s p e n s io n o f h is d r iv e r ’s li c e n s e ( s e e 6 2 5 IL C S

5 /1 1

– 5 0 1

. 1 ( W e s t 2 0 0 8 ) )

. O n M a r c h 1 3

, 2 0 0 9

, h e f il e d a o n e

- p a g e m o ti o n to q u a s h h is a r r e s t a n d

s u p p r e s s s ta te m e n ts ( m o ti o n to s u p p r e s s )

. A m in u te o r d e r f o r th a t d a y s ta te s th a t, o n d e f e n d a n t’ s

m o ti o n

, th e h e a r in g o n th e r e s c is s io n p e ti ti o n a n d th e m o ti o n to s u p p r e s s w a s c o n ti n u e d

. T h e n e x t



### -2-e n tr y o f r e c o r d

, a m in u te o r d e r o f A p r il 3

, 2 0 0 9

, s ta te s th a t t h e h e a r in g o n b o th th e p e ti ti o n a n d

th e m o ti o n w a s “ C o n ti n u e d P r e s e n t. ” N e x t, a m in u te o r d e r f o r A p r il 2 4

, 2 0 0 9

, s ta te s th a t, o n th e

c o u r t’ s m o ti o n

, th e h e a r in g o n b o th th e p e ti ti o n a n d th e m o ti o n w a s c o n ti n u e d

.

¶ 4 O n M a y 2 2

, 2 0 0 9

, th e tr ia l c o u r t, J u d g e D ia n e E

. W in te r p r e s id in g

, g r a n te d d e f e n d a n t ’ s

r e s c is s io n p e ti ti o n b u t to o k n o a c ti o n o n h i s m o ti o n to s u p p r e s s

. A m in u te o r d e r f o r M a y 2 2

, 2 0 0 9

, s ta te s

, “ T r ia l P r io r it y D a te S e t” w it h o u t e la b o r a ti o n

. T h e n e x t e n tr y o f r e c o r d is a m in u te

o r d e r o f J u ly 1 7

, 2 0 0 9

, r e a d in g

, a s p e r ti n e n t h e r e

, “ T r ia l P r io r it y” a n d “ S e t J u r y T r ia l D a te

. ”

¶ 5 O n J u ly 2 8

, 2 0 0 9

, o n th e c o u r t’ s m o ti o n

, p e r J u d g e L a w l e r

, t h e t r i a l w a s c o n t i n u e d to

S e p te m b e r 8

, 2 0 0 9

, th e w r it te n o r d e r e x p la in in g

, “ A tt o r n e y U n a v a il a b le

. ” O n S e p te m b e r 8

, 2 0 0 9

, th e c o u r t, o n i t s o w n m o ti o n

, p e r J u d g e L a w le r

, c o n ti n u e d th e tr ia l to S e p te m b e r 2 9

, 2 0 0 9

, th e

w r it te n o r d e r s ta ti n g

, “ J u d g e U n a v a il a b le

. ”

¶ 6 O n S e p te m b e r 2 9

, 2 0 0 9

, d e f e n d a n t m o v e d to d is m is s th e c h a r g e

, a ll e g in g a v io la ti o n o f h is

s ta tu to r y r ig h t t o a s p e e d y tr ia l. T h e m o ti o n in c o r r e c tl y s ta te d th a t th e p e r ti n e n t p e r io d w a s 1 2 0

d a ys

, th e ti m e li m it in s e c ti o n 1 0 3

– 5 ( a ) o f th e C o d e o f C r im in a l P r o c e d u r e o f 1 9 6 3 ( 7 2 5 IL C S

5 /1 0 3

– 5 ( a ) ( W e s t 2 0 0 8 ) )

, w h ic h a p p li e s to d e f e n d a n ts in c u s to d y. A s d e f e n d a n t la te r c o n c e d e d

, h is c la im a r o s e u n d e r s e c ti o n 1 0 3

– 5 ( b ) ( 7 2 5 IL C S 5 /1 0 3

– 5 ( b ) ( W e s t 2 0 0 8 ) )

, w it h a te r m o f 1 6 0

d a ys

.

¶ 7 D e f

e n d a n t’ s m o ti o n a ll e g e d th e f o ll o w in g f a c ts

. O n F e b r u a r y 2 0

, 2 0 0 9

, d e f e n d a n t f il e d h is

r e s c is s io n p e ti ti o n a n d h is s p e e d y- tr ia l d e m a n d

, a n d t h e c o u r t s c h e d u le d th e h e a r in g o n th e

r e s c is s io n p e ti ti o n f

o r M a r c h 1 3

, 2 0 0 9

. O n M a r c h 1 3

, 2 0 0 9

, d e f e n d a n t m o v e d f

o r a n d o b ta in e d

a c o n ti n u a n c e

, a n d th e m a tt e r w a s s e t f o r a h e a r in g o n A p r il 3

, 2 0 0 9

. O n A p r il 3

, 2 0 0 9

, a n d a g a in

o n A p r il 2 4

, 2 0 0 9

, th e c o u r t c o n ti n u e d th e c a u s e o n it s o w n m o ti o n

, th e la tt e r ti m e t o M a y 2 2

, 2 0 0 9

. O n M a y 2 2

, 2 0 0 9

, th e c o u r t g r a n te d th e r e s c i s s i o n p e ti ti o n

. A ls o o n M a y 2 2

, 2 0 0 9

, th e

m a tt e r w a s s e t “ f

o r tr ia l p r io r it y to b e h e ld o n J u ly 1 7

, 2 0 0 9

. ” O n J u l y 1 7

, 2 0 0 9

, b o th s id e s

a n s w e r e d r e a d y, a n d th e tr ia l w a s s e t f o r J u ly 2 8

, 2 0 0 9

. O n J u ly 2 8

, 2 0 0 9

, a n d o n S e p te m b e r 8

, 2 0 0 9

, b o th ti m e s o n th e c o u r t’ s m o ti o n

, th e tr ia l w a s c o n ti n u e d

, th e la tt e r ti m e to S e p te m b e r 2 9

, 2 0 0 9

. D e f

e n d a n t a r g u e d th a t, b y th e n

, th e s p e e d y- tr ia l te r m h a d e x p ir e d

.

¶ 8 P la in ti f

f f i l e d a r e s p o n s e to d e f

e n d a n t’ s m o ti o n

, n o ti n g f ir s t th a t th e p r o p e r s p e e d y- tr ia l

p r o v is io n in th is c a s e w a s s e c ti o n 1 0 3

– 5 ( b )

. P la in ti f f th e n a r g u e d a s f

o ll o w s

. O n M a r c h 1 3

, 2 0 0 9

, d e f e n d a n t f il e d h is m o ti o n to s u p p r e s s

. A c c o r d in g to p la in ti f f

, th e d e la y u p u n ti l M a r c h 1 3

, 2 0 0 9

,

a n d th e f u r th e r d e la y c a u s e d b y th e p r o c e e d in g s o n th e m o ti o n to s u p p r e s s w e r e a tt r ib u ta b le to

d e f e n d a n t. P l a in ti f

f c o n te n d e d th a t o n ly th e d e la y f r o m M a y 2 2

, 2 0 0 9

, to S e p te m b e r 2 9

, 2 0 0 9

– 1 3 0 d a ys

– w a s n o t a tt r ib u ta b le to d e f e n d a n t.

¶ 9 D e f

e n d a n t r e p li e d a s f

o ll o w s

. A s o f S e p te m b e r 2 9

, 2 0 0 9

, 1 7 9 d a ys h a d p a s s e d s in c e h e h a d

d e m a n d e d a s p e e d y tr ia l. T h e c r u c ia l c o n ti n u a n c e s w e r e th o s e g r a n te d o n A p r il 3

, 2 0 0 9

, a n d A p r il

2 4

, 2 0 0 9

, b o th o f w h ic h “ w e r e b y m o ti o n o f th e c o u r t” a n d th u s n o t a tt r ib u ta b le to h im

. A d d in g

th e p e r io d f

r o m A p r il 3

, 2 0 0 9

, to M a y 2 2

, 2 0 0 9

, m a d e th e to ta l d e la y n o t a tt r ib u ta b le to d e f e n d a n t

1 7 9 d a ys

– 1 9 d a ys m o r e th a n a ll o w e d

.

¶ 1 0 A f

te r h e a r in g a r g u m e n ts

, J u d g e L a w le r d e n ie d d e f e n d a n t’ s m o ti o n

. T h e c o u r t’ s w r it te n o r d e r

s ta te s th a t th e d e n ia l w a s b a s e d o n H a m p to n

, “ in th a t d e f

e n d a n t f a il e d to o b

j e c t b a s e d o n a s p e e d y

tr ia l v io la ti o n o n S e p te m b e r 8

, 2 0 0 9 [

, ] w h e n h is c a s e w a s s e t f o r t r i a l

. ” D e f e n d a n t m o v e d to

r e c o n s id e r

, a r g u in g th a t H a m p to n is li m it e d to th e c o n s tr u c ti o n o f s e c ti o n 1 0 3

– 5 ( a )

. C it in g P e o p le

v

. C o r d e ll

, 2 2 3 Il l. 2 d 3 8 0 ( 2 0 0 6 )

, d e f e n d a n t a r g u e d th a t s e c ti o n 1 0 3

– 5 ( a ) d if f e r s c r u c ia ll y f

r o m

s e c ti o n 1 0 3

– 5 ( b )

. A s p e r ti n e n t h e r e

, th e s e c ti o n s s ta te :



### -3-“ ( a ) E v e r y p e r s o n in c u s to d y in th is S ta te f o r a n a ll e g e d o f

f e n s e s h a ll b e tr ie d b y th e

c o u r t h a v in g j u r is d ic ti o n w it h in 1 2 0 d a ys f r o m th e d a te h e w a s ta k e n in to c u s to d y u n le s s

d e la y i s o c c a s io n e d b y t h e d e f e n d a n t * * *

. D e la y s h a ll b e c o n s id e r e d to b e a g r e e d to b y

th e d e fe n d a n t u n le s s h e o r s h e o b je c ts to th e d e la y b y m a k in g a w r it te n d e m a n d fo r tr ia l

o r a n o r a l d e m a n d fo r tr ia l o n th e r e c o r d

. * * *

* * *

( b ) E v e r y p e r s o n o n b a il o r r e c o g n iz a n c e s h a ll b e tr ie d b y t h e c o u r t h a v in g

j u r is d ic ti o n w it h in 1 6 0 d a ys f r o m th e d a te [ th e ] d e f

e n d a n t d e m a n d s tr ia l u n le s s d e la y i s

o c c a s io n e d b y th e d e f

e n d a n t * * *

. ” ( E m p h a s is a d d e d

. ) 7 2 5 IL C S 5 /1 0 3

– 5 ( a )

, ( b ) ( W e s t

2 0 0 8 )

.

¶ 1 1 D e f

e n d a n t c o n te n d e d th a t, b e c a u s e th e e m p h a s iz e d la n g u a g e is n o t in s e c t i o n 1 0 3

– 5 ( b )

,

H a m p to n c a n n o t b e a p p li e d to a s p e e d y

- t r i a l is s u e a r is in g th e r e u n d e r

. T h u s

, h e r e a s o n e d

, h is

a ll e g e d f a il u r e to o b

j e c t w h e n th e j u d g e s e t th e tr ia l f o r S e p te m b e r 2 9

, 2 0 0 9

, w a s ir r e le v a n t.

¶ 1 2 P la in ti f

f r e s p o n d e d th a t, a lt h o u g h H a m p to n in v o lv e d a s p e e d y

- t r i a l c la im u n d e r s e c ti o n

1 0 3

– 5 ( a )

, it s r e a s o n in g a p p li e s e q u a ll y to o n e u n d e r s e c ti o n 1 0 3

– 5 ( b ) : a d e f e n d a n t s h o u ld n o t b e

a b le to r e m a in s il e n t w h e n th e tr ia l c o u r t s e ts h is tr ia l b e yo n d th e s ta tu to r y p e r io d

, th e n la te r

m a in ta in th a t h e w a s d e n ie d h is r ig h t to a s p e e d y tr ia l. P la in ti f f c o n te n d e d th a t, a t th e S e p te m b e r

8

, 2 0 0 9

, h e a r in g

, d e f

e n d a n t d id n o t o b

j e c t to th e s e tt in g o f th e S e p te m b e r 2 9

, 2 0 0 9

, tr ia l d a te

.

¶ 1 3 T h e tr ia l c o u r t, J u d g e J o s e p h R

. W a ld e c k p r e s id in g

, h e ld a s h o r t h e a r in g o n d e f e n d a n t ’ s

m o ti o n to r e c o n s id e r

. J u d g e W a ld e c k h e ld f ir s t th a t H a m

p to n is li m it e d to s p e e d y- tr ia l c la im s

a r is in g u n d e r s e c ti o n 1 0 3

– 5 ( a )

. T u r n in g to th e s p e c if ic s o f d e f e n d a n t’ s c la im

, h e th e n s ta te d a s

f o ll o w s

. A s o f

A p r il 3

, 2 0 0 9

, th e s p e e d y- tr ia l c lo c k h a d n o t s ta r te d

. H o w e v e r

, th e c o n ti n u a n c e s

o f A p r il 3

, 2 0 0 9

, a n d A p r i l 2 4

, 2 0 0 9

, w e r e o n th e tr ia l c o u r t’ s m o ti o n a n d th e r e f o r e c o u n te d

a g a in s t th e 1 6 0

- d a y li m it

. T h e r e m a in in g c o n ti n u a n c e s w e r e n o t a tt r ib u ta b le to d e f e n d a n t. T h u s

, b y S e p te m b e r 2 9

, 2 0 0 9

, th e p e r io d h a d e x p ir e d

. T h e tr ia l c o u r t d is m is s e d th e c a s e

, a n d p la in ti f f

a p p e a le d

.

¶ 1 4 O n a p p e a l, p la in ti f f c o n te n d s f

ir s t th a t H a m

p to n a p p li e s h e r e

, e v e n th o u g h d e f e n d a n t ’ s

s p e e d y

- t r i a l c la im is b a s e d o n s e c ti o n 1 0 3

– 5 ( b ) a n d n o t s e c ti o n 1 0 3

– 5 ( a )

. P la in ti f f th e r e f o r e

r e a s o n s th a t, b e c a u s e d e f e n d a n t d id n o t o b

j e c t w h e n J u d g e L a w le r e le c te d to s e t th e tr ia l b e yo n d

th e 1 6 0

- d a y s ta tu to r y p e r i o d

, h e m a y n o t n o w o b ta in th e d is m is s a l o f th e c h a r g e

. D e f e n d a n t

r e s p o n d s th a t s e c ti o n 1 0 3

– 5 ( b ) o m it s th e a f f ir m a ti v e o b li g a ti o n th a t s e c ti o n 1 0 3

– 5 ( a ) im p o s e s o n

a d e f e n d a n t a n d th a t H a m

p to n is li m it e d to s e c ti o n 1 0 3

– 5 ( a )

. F o r th e r e a s o n s t h a t f o l l o w

, w e 1

a g r e e w it h d e f

e n d a n t.

¶ 1 5 P la in ti f

f ’s a r g u m e n t r a is e s a q u e s ti o n o f s t a tu to r y c o n s tr u c ti o n

, w h ic h w e r e v ie w d e n o v o

.

P e o p le v

. T id w e ll

, 2 3 6 Il l. 2 d 1 5 0

, 1 5 6 ( 2 0 1 0 )

. W e s e e k to e f f e c tu a te th e le g is la tu r e ’s in te n t. I d

.

T h e b e s t g u id e to th is in te n t i s th e s ta tu to r y l a n g u a g e it s e lf ; i f th e la n g u a g e is u n a m b ig u o u s

, w e

m u s t a p p ly it d ir e c tl y. I

d

. a t 1 5 7

. W e m a y n o t r e a d in a d d it io n s

, e x c e p ti o n s

, o r li m it a ti o n s th a t th e

le g is la tu r e d id n o t e x p r e s s

. B lu m v

. K o s te r

, 2 3 5 Il l. 2 d 2 1

, 4 4 ( 2 0 0 9 )

.

¶ 1 6 S e c ti o n 1 0 3

– 5 c o n ta in s tw o s u b s e c ti o n s

. S u b s e c t i o n ( a ) a p p l i e s w h e n a d e f e n d a n t is in

c u s to d y, a n d it p r o v id e s th a t th e d e f e n d a n t m u s t b e tr i e d w it h in 1 2 0 d a ys f r o m th e d a te th a t h e

Def end ant doe s not dis put e J udge Lawl er ’s fi ndi ng tha t, at the Sept ember 8, 2009

, hea ri ng, 1

def end ant did not obj ect when the j udge sch edu le d the tr ia l for Sept ember 29, 2009

. T he re cor d doe s

not inc lud e any re por t of the hea ri ng, so the re is no basi s for us to dis tur b the fin din g in any event.



### -4-w a s ta k e n in to c u s to d y ( w it h c e r ta in e x c lu s io n s )

. It a ls o s ta te s p la in ly th a t d e la y s h a ll b e a tt r ib u te d

to th e d e f e n d a n t u n le s s h e o r s h e o b j e c ts in o n e o f t w o p r e s c r ib e d w a ys

. 7 2 5 IL C S 5 /1 0 3

– 5 ( a )

( W e s t 2 0 0 8 )

. S u b s e c ti o n ( b )

, b y c o n tr a s t, a p p li e s to a d e f e n d a n t w h o is r e le a s e d o n b a i l o r

r e c o g n iz a n c e

, a n d it p r o v id e s th a t th e d e f e n d a n t m u s t b e t r i e d w i t h i n 1 6 0 d a ys o f w h e n h e

d e m a n d s tr ia l ( w it h th e s a m e e x c lu s io n s a s in s u b s e c ti o n ( a ) )

. S e c ti o n ( b ) o m it s a n y s ta te m e n t th a t

d e la y s h a ll b e a tt r ib u ta b le to th e d e f e n d a n t u n le s s h e o r s h e o b j e c ts

.

¶ 1 7 P la in ti f

f

, in e f f e c t, a s k s u s to r e a d a n a d d it io n

, e x c e p ti o n

, o r li m it a ti o n in to s e c ti o n 1 0 3

– 5 ( b )

,

o n e th a t c o n f

li c ts w it h th e le g is la tu r e ’s u n a m b ig u o u s c h o ic e o f w o r d s

. T h e le g is la tu r e w a s

c a p a b le o f in c o r p o r a ti n g a d u ty to o b j e c t in to s e c ti o n 1 0 3

– 5 ( b ) ( a s in s e c ti o n 1 0 3

– 5 ( a ) )

. H o w e v e r

, it c h o s e n o t t o d o s o

. A s ta tu te c a n n o t b e a m e n d e d o r m o d if ie d b y j u d ic ia l f

ia t. In in te r p r e ti n g a

s ta tu to r y p r o v is io n

, w e a r e o b li g a te d to a p p ly it s p la in m e a n in g

. P e o p le v

. D ix o n

, 3 5 9 Il l. A p p

. 3 d 9 3 8

, 9 4 1 ( 2 0 0 5 )

.

¶ 1 8 P la in ti f

f m a in ta in s

, h o w e v e r

, th a t, u n d e r H a m p to n

, o u t- o f

- c u s to d y d e f e n d a n ts h a v e th e s a m e

d u ty to o b

j e c t a s d o in

- c u s to d y d e f e n d a n ts

. A c c o r d i n g to p la in ti f f

, H a m p to n c r e a te d

, o r

r e c o g n iz e d

, a d u ty b a s e d o n f a ir n e s s : i f a d e f e n d a n t a c q u ie s c e s in th e c o u r t’ s d e c is io n to s e t h is

tr ia l b e yo n d th e s ta tu to r y p e r io d

, th e n h e s h o u ld n o t b e a b le to c o m p la in la te r th a t h e w a s d e n ie d

a s p e e d y tr ia l. W e c a n n o t a c c e d e to th e c o r r e c tn e s s o f th is a s s e r ti o n

. W h a te v e r th e p h il o s o p h ic a l

a p p e a l o f s u c h a d o c tr in e

, it h a s n o s u p p o r t i n t h e c a s e la w

, a n y m o r e th a n in th e s ta tu to r y

la n g u a g e th a t a p p li e s to th is c a s e

.

¶ 1 9 A lt h o u g h p la in ti f f e m p h a s iz e s H a m

p to n ( a s d id J u d g e L a w le r )

, o u r o p in io n th e r e w a s b a s e d

o n C o r d e ll

, w h ic h

, li k e H a m p to n

, in v o lv e d a c la im u n d e r s e c ti o n 1 0 3

– 5 ( a )

. T h e r e f o r e

, w e f ir s t

d is c u s s C o r d e ll to e x p la in w h y it d o e s n o t s u p p o r t p la in ti f f ’s r e a d in g o f s e c ti o n 1 0 3

– 5 ( b )

.

¶ 2 0 In C o r d e ll

, th e d e f e n d a n t c o n te n d e d th a t h is tr ia l c o u n s e l h a d b e e n in e f f e c ti v e f o r f a il in g to

o b j e c t to th e a ll e g e d v io la ti o n o f h is r ig h t to a s p e e d y tr ia l. C o r d e ll

, 2 2 3 Il l. 2 d a t 3 8 5

. T h u s

, th e

u n d e r lyi n g is s u e w a s w h e th e r

, in f a c t, s e c ti o n 1 0 3

– 5 ( a ) h a d b e e n v io la te d

. T h a t, in tu r n

, d e p e n d e d

o n w h e th e r th e d e la y c a u s e d b y c o n ti n u in g th e tr ia l to a d a te b e yo n d t h e 1 2 0

- d a y li m it w a s

a tt r ib u ta b le to th e d e f

e n d a n t. T h e a p p e ll a te c o u r t s a id th a t it w a s n o t, b e c a u s e th e d e f e n d a n t h a d

n o t a f f ir m a ti v e ly r e q u e s te d o r e x p li c it ly a g r e e d to th e tr ia l c o u r t’ s s c h e d u li n g d e c is io n

. I d

. a t 3 8 4

-

8 5

.

¶ 2 1 In r e v e r s in g th e a p p e ll a te c o u r t, th e s u p r e m e c o u r t b e g a n b y d is c u s s in g th e a m e n d m e n t t h a t

h a d a d d e d th e d u ty to o b

j e c t in s e c ti o n 1 0 3

– 5 ( a )

. T h e c o u r t o b s e r v e d th a t, in P e o p le v

. H e a ly

, 2 9 3

Il l. A p p

. 3 d 6 8 4 ( 1 9 9 7 )

, is s u e d b e f o r e th e a m e n d m e n t w a s e n a c te d

, th e a p p e ll a te c o u r t r e v e r s e d

th e d e f e n d a n t’ s c o n v ic ti o n

, h o ld in g th a t h e w a s n o t r e s p o n s ib le f o r a c r u c ia l s e r ie s o f

c o n ti n u a n c e s th a t w e r e g r a n t e d o n t h e S ta te ’s m o ti o n

. T h e d e f e n d a n t h a d n o t o b

j e c te d to th e

c o n ti n u a n c e s ; in d e e d

, in r e s p o n s e to th e S ta te ’s f in a l r e q u e s t, h is a tt o r n e y s u g g e s te d th e d a te th a t

th e tr ia l c o u r t s e t. T h e a p p e ll a te c o u r t h e ld th a t t h e d e f e n d a n t h a d a c q u ie s c e d in

, b u t n o t a g r e e d

to

, th e c o n ti n u a n c e s

, s o th a t th e d e la y c o u ld n o t b e c h a r g e d to h im

. I d

. a t 6 9 4

. T h e c o u r t r e a s o n e d

th a t, u n d e r s e c ti o n 1 0 3

– 5 ( a )

, th e d e f e n d a n t h a d n o d u ty to in f o r m th e tr ia l c o u r t th a t th e s p e e d ytr ia l te r m w a s a b o u t to e x p ir e ; b r in g in g t h e d e f e n d a n t to tr ia l in ti m e w a s th e S ta te ’s

r e s p o n s ib il it y. I

d

.

¶ 2 2 C o r d e l l n o t e d t h a t

, e f f e c ti v e J a n u a r y 1

, 1 9 9 9

, s e c ti o n 1 0 3

– 5 ( a ) w a s a m e n d e d in o r d e r to

p r e v e n t a r e c u r r e n c e o f H e a ly

. C o r d e ll

, 2 2 3 Il l. 2 d a t 3 8 8 ; s e e P u b

. A c t 9 0

– 7 0 5

, § 5 ( e f f

. J a n

. 1

, 1 9 9 9 )

. N o w

, a d e f

e n d a n t m a y u s e s e c ti o n 1 0 3

– 5 ( a ) a s a “ s h ie ld ” to p r e v e n t a n u n ti m e ly tr ia l, b u t

n o t a s a “ s w o r d ” to d e f

e a t a c o n v ic ti o n a f

te r th e f a c t. C o r d e ll

, 2 2 3 Il l. 2 d a t 3 9 0

. T h u s

, in th e c a s e

b e f o r e it

, th e s u p r e m e c o u r t e x p la in e d :



### -5-“ [ W ] h e n th e tr ia l c o u r t s e t a d a te f o r tr ia l th a t f

e ll o u ts id e o f th e 1 2 0

- d a y li m it o f s e c ti o n

1 0 3

– 5 ( a )

, it w a s ‘d e la yin g ’ tr ia l a n d d e f e n d a n t w a s o b li g a te d to o b j e c t in o r d e r to p r e v e n t

th e s p e e d y- tr ia l c lo c k f

r o m to ll in g

.

H a v in g d e te r m in e d th a t th e s e tt in g o f a tr ia l d a te b e yo n d th e 1 2 0

- d a y p e r io d p r o v id e d

b y s e c ti o n 1 0 3

– 5 ( a ) w a s in f a c t a ‘d e la y, ’ w e n o w tu r n to th e q u e s ti o n o f w h e th e r

d e fe n d a n t o b

je c te d in th e m a n n e r p r e s c r ib e d b y s e c ti o n 1 0 3

– 5 ( a )

. ” ( E m p h a s is a d d e d

. )

I d

. a t 3 9 0

- 9 1

.

¶ 2 3 T h e c o u r t h e ld th a t th e d e f e n d a n t h a d f a il e d to m a k e th e p r o p e r o b j e c ti o n s

. It th e n n o te d

, “ A s

a m e n d e d

, s e c ti o n 1 0 3

– 5 ( a ) p la c e s th e o n u s o n a d e f e n d a n t to ta k e a f

f ir m a t i v e a c t i o n w h e n h e

b e c o m e s a w a r e th a t h is tr ia l is b e in g d e la ye d

. ” I d

. a t 3 9 1

.

¶ 2 4 W e c o n c lu d e th a t C o r d e ll b a s e d it s h o ld in g o n th e s p e c if ic la n g u a g e o f s e c ti o n 1 0 3

– 5 ( a ) a n d

o n it s le g is la ti v e h is to r y. T h e c o u r t d id n o t r e ly o n a g e n e r a l p r in c ip le o f f a ir n e s s o r f o r f e it u r e th a t

w o u ld r e q u ir e a n y d e f

e n d a n t t o o b

j e c t t o a p r o p o s e d c o n ti n u a n c e th a t w o u ld p la c e h is tr ia l d a te

o u ts id e th e a p p li c a b le s ta tu to r y p e r io d

. N o ta b ly, th e c o u r t d id n o t h o ld th a t H e a ly h a d b e e n

w r o n g ly d e c id e d

– u n d e r t h e o l d s e c ti o n 1 0 3

– 5 ( a )

, a d e f e n d a n t in d e e d h a d n o d u ty to o b j e c t.

A d d it io n a ll y, th e c o u r t d id n o t h o ld th a t, b y s o m e s o r t o f li n g u is ti c o s m o s is

, th e a m e n d m e n t m a d e

o n ly to s e c ti o n 1 0 3

– 5 ( a ) f lo w e d th r o u g h to s e c ti o n 1 0 3

– 5 ( b )

, w h ic h th e le g is la tu r e h a d le f t a lo n e

.

¶ 2 5 H a m

p to n is n o m o r e e x p a n s i v e t h a n C o r d e ll

. A s p e r ti n e n t h e r e

, it d id n o m o r e th a n a p p ly

C o r d e ll ’s c o n s tr u c ti o n o f s e c ti o n 1 0 3

– 5 ( a ) to f a c ts th a t a ls o a r o s e u n d e r s e c ti o n 1 0 3

– 5 ( a )

.

H a m p to n h e ld th a t, b e c a u s e th e d e f e n d a n t d id n o t o b

j e c t w h e n th e tr ia l c o u r t s e t a tr i a l d a te

o u ts id e th e 1 2 0

- d a y li m it

, h e c o u ld n o t p r e v a il o n h is s p e e d y- tr ia l c la im

. H a m p to n

, 3 9 4 Il l. A p p

. 3 d a t 6 8 8

- 8 9

. A s w a s th e s u p r e m e c o u r t’ s o p in io n in C o r d e ll

, o u r o p in io n in H a m p to n w a s ti e d

to th e la n g u a g e o f s e c ti o n 1 0 3

– 5 ( a )

, w h ic h g a v e r is e to th e d u ty to o b j e c t. I d

.

¶ 2 6 I n s u m

, w e a g r e e w it h d e f e n d a n t th a t C o r d e ll a n d H a m p to n d o n o t u n d e r c u t t h e p l a i n

m e a n in g o f s e c ti o n 1 0 3

– 5 : a d e f e n d a n t w h o p r o c e e d s u n d e r s e c ti o n 1 0 3

– 5 ( a ) h a s a d u ty to o b j e c t

w h e n th e tr ia l c o u r t s e ts a tr ia l d a te o u ts id e th e s ta tu to r y p e r io d

, b u t a d e f e n d a n t w h o p r o c e e d s

u n d e r s e c t i o n 1 0 3

– 5 ( b ) h a s n o s u c h d u ty. T o th e e x te n t th a t th is d if f e r e n ti a l tr e a tm e n t o f in

c u s to d y d e f

e n d a n ts a n d o u t- o f

- c u s to d y d e f e n d a n ts is u n d e s ir a b le

, it is th e p r o v in c e o f th e

le g is la tu r e to a m e n d th e s ta tu te

, a s it d id in r e s p o n s e to H e a ly

.

¶ 2 7 B e f

o r e p r o c e e d in g f

u r th e r

, w e f

in d it n e c e s s a r y to a d d r e s s th is c o u r t ’ s e a r l i e r d e c is io n in

P e o p le v

. D e C a r li s

, 8 8 Il l. A p p

. 3 d 6 3 4 ( 1 9 8 0 )

. In D e C a r li s

, th e d e f e n d a n t a ll e g e d in e f

f e c ti v e

a s s is ta n c e o f c o u n s e l w h e r e h is a tt o r n e y f a il e d to m a k e a m o ti o n f

o r d is c h a r g e p u r s u a n t to s e c ti o n

1 0 3

– 5 ( b )

. I

d

. a t 6 3 5

. In t h a t c a s e

, a q u e s ti o n a r o s e a s to w h e th e r 3 2 d a ys o f d e la y w e r e

a tt r ib u ta b le to th e d e f

e n d a n t w h e r e th is d e la y w a s c a u s e d b y c o n ti n u a n c e s th e tr ia l c o u r t m a d e o n

it s o w n m o ti o n

. I

d

. a t 6 3 7

. T h e D e C a r li s c o u r t, n o ti n g th a t th e d e f e n d a n t n e v e r o b

j e c te d to

c o n ti n u in g th e c a s e

, f

o u n d th a t th e d e f

e n d a n t h a d c o n c u r r e d in th e d e la y a n d th a t it w a s th e r e f o r e

a tt r ib u ta b le to h im

. I

d

. a t 6 3 8

. T h e r e v ie w in g c o u r t f o u n d it p a r ti c u la r ly s ig n if ic a n t t h a t, a s p a r t

o f it s o r d e r s c o n ti n u in g th e c a s e

, th e tr ia l c o u r t h a d a d m o n is h e d th e p a r ti e s th a t “ ‘i f th e r e s e t d a te

is in c o n v e n ie n t f

o r c o u n s e l

, p l e a s e a d v is e th e c o u r t. ’ ” I d

. In it ia ll y, w e n o te th a t D e C a r li s is

d is ti n g u is h a b le f

r o m th e in s ta n t c a s e in th a t th e tr ia l c o u r t is s u e d n o s im il a r a d m o n is h m e n t h e r e

.

M o r e o v e r

, c o n tr a r y to D e C a r li s

, n u m e r o u s c a s e s h a v e s u b s e q u e n tl y h e ld th a t d e la y w il l n o t b e

a tt r ib u te d to a d e f

e n d a n t b a s e d u p o n a s il e n t r e c o r d

. E

. g

. , P e o p le v

. L a d d

, 1 8 5 Il l. 2 d 6 0 2

, 6 0 8

- 0 9

( 1 9 9 9 ) ; P e o

p l e v

. T u r n e r

, 1 2 8 Il l. 2 d 5 4 0

, 5 5 3 ( 1 9 8 9 )

. In d e e d

, a s w e e x p la in e d a b o v e

, s e c ti o n

1 0 3

– 5 ( b ) c o n t a i n s n o r e q u ir e m e n t th a t a d e f e n d a n t m a k e a n y o b

j e c ti o n w h e n a tr ia l c o u r t

c o n ti n u e s a c a s e b e yo n d th e s ta tu to r y p e r io d

. T h u s

, D e C a r li s is f la tl y in c o n s is te n t w it h th e p la in



### -6-la n g u a g e o f th e s ta tu te

.

¶ 2 8 W e n o w tu r n to p la in ti f f ’s s e c o n d a r g u m e n t o n a p p e a l: th a t th e tr ia l c o u r t e r r e d in c a lc u la ti n g

t h e d e la y th a t w a s n o t a tt r ib u ta b le to d e f e n d a n t. A t th e tr ia l le v e l, d e f e n d a n t c o n c e d e d t h a t t h e

s p e e d y- tr ia l c lo c k d id n o t s ta r t a n y e a r li e r th a n A p r il 3

, 2 0 0 9

. P la in ti f f c o n c e d e d th a t

, a b s e n t a

d u ty to o b

j e c t, d e f e n d a n t w a s n o t r e s p o n s i b l e f o r a n y o f th e d e la y f r o m M a y 2 2

, 2 0 0 9

, to

S e p te m b e r 2 9

, 2 0 0 9

– a to ta l o f 1 3 0 d a ys

. T h is le f t th e p a r ti e s to b a tt le o v e r th e p e r i o d b e tw e e n

A p r il 3

, 2 0 0 9

, a n d M a y 2 2

, 2 0 0 9

– a to ta l o f 4 9 d a ys

. In d is m is s in g th e c h a r g e

, th e tr ia l c o u r t h e ld

th a t t h e p e r ti n e n t c o n ti n u a n c e s

, b o th h a v in g b e e n o n th e c o u r t’ s m o ti o n

, c o u ld n o t b e a tt r ib u te d

to d e f e n d a n t.

¶ 2 9 O n a p p e a l

, p l a i n ti f f c o n te n d s th a t th e p e r io d f r o m A p r il 3

, 2 0 0 9

, to M a y 2 2

, 2 0 0 9

, s h o u ld

h a v e b e e n c h a r g e d to d e f e n d a n t, b e c a u s e h e o c c a s io n e d th e d e la y c a u s e d b y th e n e e d f o r p la in ti f

f

to r e s p o n d to th e m o ti o n to s u p p r e s s a n d f o r th e tr ia l c o u r t to r u le o n it

. F o r th e r e a s o n s th a t

f o ll o w

, w e d is a g r e e

.

¶ 3 0 T h e tr ia l c o u r t’ s r u li n g d is m is s in g th e c h a r g e m u s t b e a f f ir m e d u n le s s p la in ti f

f c a n e s ta b li s h

th a t t h e c o u r t a b u s e d it s d is c r e ti o n

. P e o p le v

. B o w m a n

, 1 3 8 Il l. 2 d 1 3 1

, 1 3 7 ( 1 9 9 0 )

. W e n o te

a g a in th a t t h e r e c o r d o n a p p e a l c o n s is ts o n ly o f th e c o m m o n

- la w r e c o r d a n d o n e tr a n s c r ip t, th a t

o f th e h e a r in g o n d e f

e n d a n t’ s m o ti o n to r e c o n s id e r th e o r ig in a l r u li n g o n d e f e n d a n t’ s m o ti o n to

d is m is s

. W e la c k r e p o r ts o f h e a r in g s th a t m ig h t s h e d li g h t o n w h y th e tw o c o n ti n u a n c e s a t is s u e

w e r e g r a n te d ; w h y th e tr ia l w a s d e la ye d a t o th e r ti m e s ; a n d w h y, w h e n d e f e n d a n t m o v e d to

d is m is s th e c h a r g e

, th e tr ia l c o u r t h a d ye t to r u le o n h is m o ti o n to s u p p r e s s

. T o th e e x te n t th a t th e

r e c o r d is in c o m p le te

, w e m u s t c o n s tr u e a n y r e s u lt a n t a m b ig u it y a g a in s t p la in ti f f a s th e a p p e ll a n t.

S e e F o u tc h v

. O ’ B r

y a n t

, 9 9 Il l. 2 d 3 8 9

, 3 9 1

- 9 2 ( 1 9 8 4 ) ; P e o p le v

. R e im o ld s

, 9 2 Il l. 2 d 1 0 1

, 1 0 7

( 1 9 8 2 )

.

¶ 3 1 P la in ti f

f f a c e s d if f ic u lt ie s in d e m o n s tr a ti n g th a t, e x c lu d in g d e la ys a tt r ib u ta b le to d e f e n d a n t,

th e 1 6 0

- d a y s ta tu to r y p e r io d h a d ye t to r u n w h e n d e f e n d a n t m o v e d to d is m is s th e c h a r g e

. B e c a u s e

th e tr ia l c o u r t a g r e e d w it h d e f e n d a n t th a t th e to ta l d e la y n o t a t t r i b u t a b le to h im w a s 1 7 9 d a ys

,

p la in ti f f m u s t e s ta b li s h th a t a t l e a s t 1 9 o f th e 4 9 d a ys a t is s u e w e r e c h a r g e a b le to d e f e n d a n t.

P la in ti f f c o n te n d s th a t th e p r o c e e d in g s n e c e s s it a te d b y d e f e n d a n t’ s m o ti o n to s u p p r e s s c a u s e d

s u f f ic ie n t d e la y to m e e t th is th r e s h o ld

, b u t p la in ti f f d o e s n o t d e ta il w h y th is is s o

. In s te a d

, p la in ti f f

r e li e s o n th e g e n e r a l r u le th a t, w h e n a d e f e n d a n t f il e s a p r e tr ia l m o ti o n

, h e is c h a r g e a b le w it h th e

ti m e a s s o c ia te d w it h p r o c e s s in g th e m o ti o n

, in c lu d in g th e ti m e th a t th e S ta te ( o r p la in ti f f ) n e e d s

to r e s p o n d a n d th e c o u r t n e e d s to r u le

. P e o p le v

. E r ic k s o n

, 2 6 6 Il l. A p p

. 3 d 2 7 3

, 2 7 6 ( 1 9 9 4 )

.

¶ 3 2 A s a th r e s h o ld m a tt e r

, e v e n in th e c o n t e x t o f a d e f e n d a n t’ s p r e tr ia l m o ti o n

, d e la y m a y b e

a tt r ib u te d to a d e f

e n d a n t o n ly if

h is a c ti o n s d id in f a c t c a u s e o r c o n tr ib u te to a d e la y. L a d d

, 1 8 5

Il l. 2 d a t 6 0 8

- 0 9

. M o r e o v e r

, th e d e f e n d a n t is n o t r e s p o n s ib le f o r d e la y c a u s e d b y c r o w d e d d o c k e ts

a n d p r o s e c u to r ia l c a s e lo a d s

. P e o p le v

. S c h m id t

, 2 3 3 Il l. A p p

. 3 d 5 1 2

, 5 1 6 ( 1 9 9 2 )

. F in a ll y, “ d e la y

w il l n o t b e a tt r ib u ta b le to th e d e f e n d a n t f r o m a s il e n t r e c o r d

. ” L a d d

, 1 8 5 Il l. 2 d a t 6 0 9

.

¶ 3 3 F o r e x a m p le

, in L a d d

, 1 8 5 Il l. 2 d a t 6 1 3

, o u r s u p r e m e c o u r t a f f ir m e d th e d i s m i s s a l o f t h e

c h a r g e s a g a in s t th e d e f

e n d a n t o n s p e e d y- tr ia l g r o u n d s

. In th a t c a s e

, th e d e f e n d a n t h a d m a d e a

m o ti o n to d is m is s th e c h a r g e s ( o n g r o u n d s o th e r th a n a s p e e d y- tr ia l v io la ti o n )

. T h e m o ti o n w a s

s e t to b e h e a r d o n J u ly 1 2

, 1 9 9 5

. N o o n e a p p e a r e d f o r th e h e a r in g

, a p p a r e n tl y b e c a u s e th e

a s s is ta n t S ta te ’s A tt o r n e y h a n d li n g th e c a s e w a s o n v a c a ti o n

. T h e m o ti o n w a s n o t r e s o lv e d u n ti l

O c to b e r

. M e a n w h il e

, o n A u g u s t 1 4

, 1 9 9 5

, th e d e f e n d a n t f il e d a m o ti o n f

o r d is c h a r g e o n s p e e d ytr ia l g r o u n d s

. T h e tr ia l c o u r t d e n ie d th e m o ti o n

, f in d in g m u c h o f th e d e la y i n b r in g in g th e

d e f e n d a n t to tr ia l a tt r ib u t a b l e t o h im d u e to h is e a r li e r m o ti o n to d is m is s

. T h e a p p e ll a te c o u r t



### -7-r e v e r s e d

, a n d th e s u p r e m e c o u r t a g r e e d w it h th e a p p e ll a te c o u r t. It f ir s t a c k n o w le d g e d th e g e n e r a l

r u le th a t a d e la y ca u s e d b y a d e f e n s e m o ti o n is a tt r ib u ta b le to th e d e f e n d a n t. L a d d

, 1 8 5 Il l. 2 d a t

6 0 8

. T h e c o u r t th e n e x p la in e d th a t, th o u g h th e d e f e n d a n t h a d m o v e d to d is m is s th e c h a r g e s

, th e

g e n e r a l r u le w a s in a p p li c a b le b e c a u s e th e r e w a s n o e x p la n a ti o n w h y th e m o ti o n h a d n o t b e e n

h e a r d o n J u ly 1 2 ( th o u g h

, in a la te r h e a r in g

, it b e c a m e a p p a r e n t th a t th e a s s is ta n t S ta te ’s A tt o r n e y

w a s o n v a c a ti o n )

. I

d

. a t 6 0 8

. T h u s

, th e c o u r t c o n c lu d e d th a t n o th in g s h o w e d th a t th e d e f e n d a n t’ s

m o ti o n c o n tr ib u te d to th e d e la y p a s t J u ly 1 2

. I d

. a t 6 0 8

- 0 9

. A c c o r d in g ly, d e la y a f te r th a t d a te w a s

n o t a tt r ib u ta b le to th e d e f e n d a n t, a n d h is s p e e d y- tr ia l r ig h t h a d b e e n v io la te d

. I d

. a t 6 0 9

. S im il a r ly,

in th is c a s e

, th e r e is n o in d ic a ti o n th a t d e f e n d a n t c o n tr ib u te d to th e d e la y a f te r th e p o in t a t w h ic h

b o th p a r ti e s a n s w e r e d r e a d y o n A p r il 3

, 2 0 0 9

. S e e a ls o P e o p le v

. B a k e r

, 2 7 3 Il l. A p p

. 3 d 3 2 7

, 3 3 0

( 1 9 9 5 ) ( “ F u r th e r m o r e

, w h e r e a d e f e n d a n t h a s m a d e a n o p e n

- e n d e d r e q u e s t f o r a c o n ti n u a n c e

, th e

d e la y w il l n o t te r m in a te a n d th e s p e e d y tr ia l p e r io d w il l n o t b e g in to r u n a g a in u n ti l th e d e f e n d a n t

a p p e a r s

, r e a d y f

o r t r i a l

. ” )

, a b r o g a te d o n o th e r g r o u n d s b y P e o p le v

. D o c k e r

y

, 3 1 3 Il l. A p p

. 3 d

6 8 4

, 6 8 8 ( 2 0 0 0 )

.

¶ 3 4 H e r e

, o n th e m a tt e r s p e r ti n e n t to w h e th e r th e tr ia l c o u r t a b u s e d it s d is c r e ti o n in a ll o c a ti n g

r e s p o n s ib il it y f

o r th e d e la ys a t is s u e

, th e r e c o r d is e it h e r s i le n t o r a f f ir m a ti v e ly h o s ti le to

p la in ti f f ’s p o s it io n

. T h e tr ia l c o u r t s ta te d th a t b o th o f th e c o n ti n u a n c e s a t i s s u e w e r e o n it s o w n

m o ti o n

. D e f

e n d a n t’ s m o ti o n to s u p p r e s s w a s a o n e

- p a g e “ b o il e r p la te ” d o c u m e n t th a t r a is e d o n ly

th e q u e s ti o n o f w h e th e r th e a r r e s ti n g o f f ic e r h a d h a d r e a s o n a b le s u s p ic io n to s to p d e f e n d a n t– a n

is s u e th a t th e r e s c is s io n p e ti ti o n a ls o r a is e d

, a lo n g w it h o th e r s li m it e d to t h e r e s c is s io n c o n te x t

( i. e

. , w h e th e r d e f

e n d a n t w a s r e a d t h e w a r n in g to m o to r is ts a n d w h e th e r h e r e f u s e d b lo o d

- o r

b r e a th

- a lc o h o l te s ti n g )

.

¶ 3 5 W e f

in d n o le g a l b a s is to c o n c lu d e th a t a n y d e la y a s s o c ia te d w it h p r o c e s s in g th e m o ti o n to

s u p p r e s s

, b e yo n d w h a t d e f e n d a n t h a s c o n c e d e d

, s h o u ld h a v e b e e n c h a r g e d to h im u n d e r th e f a c ts

o f th is c a s e

. M o r e o v e r

, a s e n te n c e in p la in ti f f ’s r e p ly b r ie f u n d e r c u ts p la in ti f f ’s o w n a r g u m e n t.

C it in g th e A p r il 3

, 2 0 0 9

, m in u te o r d e r

, p la in ti f f s ta te s th a t, o n th a t d a te

, “ b o th s id e s a n s w e r e d

r e a d y f o r h e a r in g o n d e f

e n d a n t’ s [ r e s c is s io n ] p e ti ti o n a n d m o ti o n s

, n o t f o r tr ia l. ” ( E m p h a s is in

o r ig in a l. ) P la in t i f

f c o n c e d e s th a t, o n A p r il 3

, 2 0 0 9

, b o th p a r ti e s w e r e r e a d y to p r o c e e d o n

d e f e n d a n t’ s m o ti o n to s u p p r e s s

. If th is is s o

– w h ic h w e m a y p r e s u m e to th e e x te n t th a t it s u p p o r ts

th e j u d g m e n t o n a p p e a l– th e n w e c a n n o t a g r e e th a t a c o n ti n u a n c e g r a n te d o n th e c o u r t’ s m o ti o n

r e p r e s e n ts d e la y a tt r ib u ta b le to d e f e n d a n t. S e e a ls o P e o

p le v

. H a w k in s

, 2 1 2 Il l. A p p

. 3 d 9 7 3

, 9 8 3

-

8 4 ( 1 9 9 1 ) ( h o ld in g th a t d e la ys c a u s e d b y tr ia l c o u r t’ s in a b il it y to b r in g th e d e f e n d a n t to tr ia l d u e

to it s c r o w d e d c a le n d a r w e r e n o t a tt r ib u ta b le to th e d e f e n d a n t)

. H e r e

, th e r e c o r d r e v e a ls th a t th e

c o n ti n u a n c e s o f A p r il 3

, 2 0 0 9

, a n d A p r il 2 4

, 2 0 0 9

, w e r e b a s e d o n m a tt e r s o u ts id e d e f e n d a n t’ s

c o n tr o l o r r e s p o n s ib il it y, s u c h a s th e c o u r t’ s b u s y s c h e d u le

. In a n y e v e n t, p la in ti f f h a s c o m p le te ly

f a il e d to s h o w o th e r w is e

.

¶ 3 6 A c c o r d in g ly, th e j u d g m e n t o f th e c ir c u it c o u r t o f L a k e C o u n ty is a f f ir m e d

.

¶ 3 7 A f

f ir m e d

.



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