People v. Brown

PRESIDING JUSTICE CAMPBELL

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant Timothy Brown was convicted on charges of aggravated criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual abuse and two counts of armed robbery. Defendant was sentenced to 45 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Defendant now appeals his convictions and sentences.

The record on appeal indicates the following facts. On August 23, 1991, L.A. was a 28-year-old woman who worked as a bartender for a hotel. L.A.’s fiance, Thaddeus Bowden, was on leave from the…