People v. Alzoubi

Defendant Mike Alzoubi was acquitted of rape but convicted of indecent liberties with a child following a jury trial in Peoria County circuit court, for which he was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment. On appeal, he contends (1) that it was error to admit certain expert testimony concerning blood tests and probability of paternity and (2) that it was error to admit certain other evidence. We affirm the conviction.

According to the testimony adduced at trial, defendant and his wife Darla were living in a one-bedroom apartment in Peoria during August of 1982 when his wife’s family arrived for…