People v. Hall

Defendant, Roger Hall, appeals from his convictions in the circuit court of Knox County on charges of rape and of armed robbery and from his consecutive sentences of 30 years’ imprisonment imposed on each count.

According to the testimony adduced at trial, a young woman student was attacked and raped about 8:40 p.m. on January 19, 1983, as she was returning to the Knox College campus from a nearby convenience store. A man jumped out from behind some shrubbery as she passed near the science building, grabbed her from behind, and pulled her toward the bushes. He asked for money, took $1.95…