People v. Grant

Following a jury trial, defendant Carl Grant was found guilty of home invasion and aggravated criminal sexual assault, and was sentenced to 50 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections, followed by a three-year period of mandatory supervised release. On appeal, defendant contends that (1) his conviction for aggravated criminal sexual assault should be reversed because complainant’s testimony that the assault occurred in a dark room where four other people were sleeping and no one woke up lacks credibility and is contrary to human experience; (2) the trial court erred in refusing to…