People v. Chellew

The defendant Ronald Dean Chellew was jointly indicted and tried for committing a deviate sexual assault upon a fellow prisoner while the defendant was incarcerated in the Du Page County jail for a prior similar offense allegedly committed against a minor female. In the instant case defendant was tried by a jury and found guilty. This is a post-conviction proceeding relating to the sentence of the defendant.

In the prior case, People v. Chellew (1968), 104 Ill.App.2d 100, 243 N.E.2d 49, the defendant appealed to this court and the conviction was reversed because of the prosecution’s comment…