Legal Opinion

People v. Riggs

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided June 19, 2019No. 2-16-0991UnpublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burke

*724 *1267 ¶ 1 Following a jury trial, defendant, Jeremiah Riggs, was convicted of nine counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child ( 720 ILCS 5/11-1.40(a)(1) (West 2012)). He appeals, contending that he was deprived of his constitutional right to confront witnesses when, although the court admitted the victim's out-of-court statements describing all of the conduct with which defendant was charged, she testified at trial about only three incidents. Defendant contends that he was thus unable to effectively cross-examine her about the remaining incidents. We affirm.

¶ 2 Defendant was charged…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. People v. NichollsIllinois Supreme Court · 1978
  4. People v. KitchIllinois Supreme Court · 2011
  5. People v. BryantAppellate Court of Illinois · 2009

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. RiggsAppellate Court of Illinois · 2019

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