The People v. Bazzelle

Defendant was found guilty by a jury of the crime of attempt rape and sentenced to a term of seven to fourteen years in the penitentiary. He appeals.

On the afternoon of June 24, 1967, the prosecutrix, an out-of-town visitor to Chicago, was walking in Grant Park in the vicinity of 800 South Michigan Avenue. A man, whom she later identified as the defendant, approached the prosecutrix and asked her for a dime. She refused the request and sought to avoid him, but he persisted in his solicitations. Defendant then took hold of the prosecutrix’s arm and forced her to accompany him to another area…