Legal Opinion
People v. Sharp
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 2, 2005No. 4-02-0913PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Steigmann
In September 2002, a jury convicted defendant, Jason M. Sharp, of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, finding that he committed an act of sexual penetration with J.E. when she was under 13 years of age (720 ILCS 5/12 — 14.1(a)(1) (West Supp. 2001)). The trial court later sentenced him to 20 years in prison.
Defendant appeals, arguing that (1) the trial court erred by admitting certain hearsay testimony in violation of (a) the confrontation clause of the sixth amendment (U.S. Const., amend. VI) and (b) section 115 — 10 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (Code) (725 ILCS 5/115 —…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- California v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. CottonSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- State v. PriceWashington Supreme Court · 2006
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