People v. Buckner

Following a jury trial, defendant Vincent Buckner was found guilty of predatory criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual assault and was sentenced to 30 years in prison. On appeal, defendant contends that the trial court erred in granting the State’s motion in limine to bar defendant from cross-examining the State’s DNA analyst witness regarding the fact that she had pled guilty to theft of unearned overtime pay and, at the time of trial, was serving an 18-month term of supervision. Defendant further contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for new trial which…