People v. Edmondson

Defendant Andrew N. Edmondson, Jr., was tried by a jury and convicted of rape (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 11 — 1)-, aggravated battery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 12 — 4), and robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 18 — 1). He was sentenced to a term of 36 years: 26 years for rape, 5 years for robbery and 5 years for aggravated battery, to be served consecutively.

Defendant raises five issues on appeal: The first is the contention that the evidence of his guilt was entirely circumstantial and thus the trial court erred in refusing to include the second paragraph of…