Legal Opinion

People v. Ziemba

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 23, 2018No. 2-17-0048UnpublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Schostok

¶ 1 Following a bench trial, defendant, Eric F. Ziemba, was found guilty of involuntary sexual servitude of a minor ( 720 ILCS 5/10-9(c)(2) (West 2014) ), traveling to meet a minor ( id. § 11-26(a) ), and grooming ( id. § 11-25(a) ). On appeal, defendant contends that (1) the evidence was insufficient to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of involuntary sexual servitude of a minor and (2) the trial court erroneously admitted certain text messages into evidence. We affirm.

¶ 2 I. BACKGROUND

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. People v. CollinsIllinois Supreme Court · 1985
  3. People v. NichollsIllinois Supreme Court · 1978
  4. United States v. Jeffrey MeekCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
  5. People v. MorganIllinois Supreme Court · 2001

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3Cited by4 opinions

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  2. People v. PriceAppellate Court of Illinois · 2021
  3. People v. FillyawAppellate Court of Illinois · 2018
  4. State of West Virginia v. Benny W.West Virginia Supreme Court · 2019

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