People v. Edwards

After a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of rape (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 11 — 1), unlawful restraint (par. 10 — 3) and contributing to the sexual delinquency of a child (par. 11 — 5) and was sentenced to concurrent terms of 7 to 14 years for rape and 1 to 3 years for unlawful restraint. On appeal, he contends he was denied a fair trial when: (1) the prosecutor commented on his failure to testify; and (2) the trial court unduly restricted cross-examination of the victim of the rape. We affirm.

The 16-year-old rape victim testified that she was single, stood five feet two…