People v. Pinta

Defendant, George Pinta, appeals his two convictions of battery under section 12 — 3(aX2) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 12 — 3(aX2)) and raises two issues on appeal. The first issue is whether the trial court properly applied section 115 — 10 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (Code) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 115 — 10(aX2)) in a prosecution for battery when it allowed the hearsay testimony of defendant’s ex-wife regarding alleged sexual contact between defendant and the victims, his daughters. The second issue is whether defendant was proved…