People v. King

Defendant, Larry King, was charged with contributing to the sexual delinquency of a child in that he performed a lewd act on a 13 year old girl. After a bench trial, he was found guilty and sentenced to 9 months in the State Farm at Vandalia. While he has raised several issues on appeal, we consider it necessary only to consider his argument that the evidence was insufficient to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. The facts adduced at trial are as follows.

The 13 year old girl testified for the State that on the date in question she was in defendant’s apartment with him. She was…