People v. Powell

Defendant was convicted by a jury of the offense of aggravated criminal sexual abuse (111. Rev. Stat., 1984 Supp., ch. 38, par. 12— 16(c)(1)) and was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment. He appeals from the judgment of the circuit court of Vermilion County, arguing (1) he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and (2) he was denied a fair trial by the admission of testimony on the details of the report by the eight-year-old victim to a deputy sheriff and to her mother, as this testimony exceeded the scope of the hearsay exception codified in section 115 — 10 of the Code of…