People v. Trail

Defendant, David Trail, was convicted in April 1989 of two counts of criminal sexual assault (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 12 — 13) and sentenced to consecutive terms of 15 years’ imprisonment. On appeal, defendant argues the following: (1) the trial court erred in denying his motion for severance; (2) the State failed to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (3) the trial court erred in refusing to allow his son to testify; (4) the trial court erred in instructing the jury; (5) the prosecutor’s closing argument denied him a fair trial; and (6) the prosecutor’s conflict of…