People v. Stewart

I. INTRODUCTION

A jury found defendant, William V Stewart, guilty of aggravated criminal sexual abuse (720 ILCS 5/12 — 16(d) (West 2000)) and criminal sexual assault (720 ILCS 5/12 — 13(a)(4) (West 2000)), and the trial court sentenced him to consecutive terms of 7 and 10 years’ imprisonment, respectively. On appeal, defendant argues that (1) the trial court erred by refusing to suppress recorded telephone conversations between defendant and the victim, (2) he was denied his right to an impartial jury because the trial court recited in detail to the venire the allegations in counts of the…