People v. Carter

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of McLean County, defendant Cullen Carter was convicted of one count of aggravated criminal sexual assault (720 ILCS 5/12 — 14(b)(1) (West 1992)) and one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse (720 ILCS 5/12 — 16(b) (West 1992)). He was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment for aggravated criminal sexual assault and 6 years’ imprisonment for aggravated criminal sexual abuse, to be served consecutively. The consecutive sentences were considered mandatory in light of this court’s decision in People v. Ewald (1991), 210 Ill. App. 3d 7, 10, 568 N.E.2d…