People v. Rush

Defendant was found guilty of aggravated criminal sexual assault and aggravated kidnapping for attacking a woman outside a bar. The trial judge denied defendant’s post-trial motion for a new trial and sentenced defendant to an extended term of 55 years on the aggravated criminal sexual assault, merging the sentence for the aggravated kidnapping conviction into the same 55-year sentence.

Defendant appeals and raises as issues: whether the aggravated criminal sexual assault statute is unconstitutional; whether the jury was improperly instructed; whether the State made improper remarks in closing…