People v. Coates

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant, Rocky Coates, was convicted of child pornography (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 11—20a) and indecent liberties with a child (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 11—4(a)(3)) and sentenced to concurrent terms of 15 years in the penitentiary. The appellate court affirmed in a Rule 23 order (87 Ill. 2d R. 23; 126 Ill. App. 3d 1153), and we allowed defendant’s petition for leave to appeal (94 Ill. 2d R. 315(a)).

The alleged victim of the crimes is the nine-year-old daughter of defendant’s wife. The testimony shows that on…