People v. Banks

SIXTH DIVISION

OCTOBER 10, 2003

1-00-3709

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS , ) Appeal from the) Circuit Court

Plaintiff-Appellee, ) of Cook County)) No. 98 CR 26821)

CLIFFORD BANKS, ) The Honorable) Fred J. Suria

Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding.

Following a jury trial, defendant, Clifford Banks, was convicted of aggravated kidnaping and unlawful restraint of a twelve-year-old boy, and was sentenced to a term of 45 years in prison. Defendant appeals, raising as issues whether the State proved defendant guilty of aggravated kidnaping and unlawful restraint beyond a reasonable doubt; whether…