People v. Bradford

Curtis Michael Bradford was convicted by a jury in the circuit court of Jefferson County of two counts of indecent liberties with a child (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 11 — 4) and sentenced to two concurrent terms of six years. The appellate court, in a Rule 23 order (87 Ill. 2d R. 23), affirmed the convictions (121 Ill. App. 3d 1163), and we allowed the defendant’s petition for leave to appeal under our Rule 315 (87 Ill. 2d R. 315).

Bradford, age 30, was convicted of separate acts of lewd fondling and sexual intercourse, both occurring on the night of December 6, 1981, with his…