People v. Wilson

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SULLIVAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial, defendant was convicted of rape and deviate sexual assault, acquitted of armed robbery, and given concurrent sentences of 22 years for each conviction. On appeal, defendant contends that (1) he did not receive a fair trial because of the State’s presentation of a prejudicial “theme of flight and escape” throughout the trial; (2) the denial of a preliminary hearing deprived him of equal protection of the law; (3) certain héarsay evidence was improperly admitted; and (4) he was prejudiced by comments made in…