People v. Hardemon

Defendant Anthony Hardemon was indicted for rape and kidnapping. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 11 — 1 and 10 — 1.) Also indicted were Robert Dotson for rape and Jackie Jenkins for deviate sexual assault. After a bench trial, Dotson and Jenkins were found not guilty and defendant was found guilty of the offenses charged against him. He was sentenced to four to eight years for rape and one to three years for kidnapping. Defendant appeals, contending that (1) the finding of guilt on the rape charge was inconsistent with the finding of not guilty as to his codefendants, (2) the trial court…