People v. Jones

On November 14, 1990, defendant, 23-year-old Raymond E. Jones, Jr., was charged with public indecency. It was alleged he was 17 years old or older and he knowingly exposed his penis in a public place and in a lewd manner -with the intent to arouse his sexual desires. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 11 — 9(a)(2).) After a jury trial in Macoupin County circuit court on February 25, 1991, defendant was convicted of the public indecency charge. He appeals, arguing the court abused its discretion by denying his request for a mistrial because a police officer’s testimony which alluded to his…