State v. Ford

SATZ, Judge.

Defendant was convicted by a jury of rape, sodomy and assault. He was sentenced to a total of 35 years. Defendant appeals. We affirm.

According to the state’s evidence, on a Sunday morning, in late September, at approximately 3:30 a.m., the victim was waiting for a cab outside of a lounge in East St. Louis, Illinois. The defendant offered the victim a ride home. She accepted. Defendant got into the driver’s side of a car, and the victim got into the passenger side, next to defendant. As defendant began driving, the victim noticed two men in the back seat of the car, one of whom put…