People v. Suter

NO. 4-96-0679

IN THE APPELLATE COURT

OF ILLINOIS

FOURTH DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from

Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Circuit Court of

v. ) Macon County

TY SUTER, ) No. 95CF823

Defendant-Appellant. )) Honorable) Jerry L. Patton,) Judge Presiding.

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Following a jury trial, defendant Ty Suter was convict­ed of aggravated criminal sexual assault (720 ILCS 5/12-14(b)(1) (West 1994)), and he was subsequently sentenced to 36 years' imprisonment. On appeal, defendant contends (1) the trial court erred in instructing the jury…