People v. Mitchell

The defendant, Curtis B. Mitchell, was charged with aggravated criminal sexual assault and armed robbery. After a jury trial the defendant was found guilty of aggravated criminal sexual assault and not guilty of armed robbery. On appeal the defendant contends that he was denied a fair trial by the admission of certain hearsay statements, by improper questioning by the State’s Attorney, and by misstatements by the prosecutor during closing arguments. The defendant also argues that certain aspects of the aggravated criminal sexual assault statute violate due process. We affirm.

Since the…