People v. Land

PRESIDING JUSTICE LORENZ

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Anthony Land, was charged with rape (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 11 — 1(a) (repealed by Pub. Act 83 — 1067, §28, eff. July 1, 1984)) and because he was 16 years old at the time of the offense, he was prosecuted as an adult pursuant to section 2 — 7(6Xa) of the Juvenile Court Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 37, par. 702 — 7(6)(a) (now Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 37, par. 805 — 4(6)(a))). Following a jury trial, he was found guilty of attempted rape (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981. ch. 38, par. 8 — 4) and sentenced to 10 years’…