People v. Secor

Defendant Mark Secor was convicted of one count of criminal sexual assault (720 ILCS 5/12 — 13(a)(4) (West 1994)) and one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse (720 ILCS 5/12 — 16(d) (West 1994)) and he was sentenced to concurrent terms of six and three years’ imprisonment. On appeal defendant contends that: (1) the State failed to prove him guilty of criminal sexual assault beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) section 12 — 13(a)(4) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (the Code) is unconstitutionally vague; and (3) defendant was denied a fair trial by the State’s opening statement. We affirm.

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