People v. West

JUDGE WOODWARD

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, the defendant, Thomas West, was convicted of two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 12 — 16(c)(l)(i)) and was sentenced to serve a term of three years’ imprisonment in the Department of Corrections. Defendant appeals, raising the following issues: (1) whether the admission of the victim’s out-of-court statement was reversible error; (2) whether the defendant was proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (3) whether the defendant was denied a fair trial due to certain evidentiary…