People v. Strait

After a bench trial, defendant, Myron B. Strait, a 34-year-old male, was convicted and sentenced for the offense of rape (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 11—1) of his six-year-old stepdaughter. The court also found defendant guilty of indecent liberties with a child (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 11—4(b)) but did not enter a judgment of conviction on that finding. Defendant appeals.

I

Defendant first contends that the convictions for rape and indecent liberties with a child must be reversed because the critical issues of penetration and identification were not proven beyond a reasonable…