State v. Brown

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Abbott, J.:

This is a direct appeal by Gary W. Brown from his convictions of two counts of aggravated criminal sodomy and his sentence to a term of 15 years to life on each count (to run concurrently),

The victims in this case are the 11-year-old son and 8-year-old daughter of Brown’s live-in girl friend.

Brown raises five issues on appeal, He alleges the trial court erred in failing to grant him a continuance during the trial, denied him a speedy trial, violated his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination during the sentencing procedure,…