People v. Whaley

PRESIDING JUSTICE FREEMAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Lawrence A. Whaley, was convicted of aggravated criminal sexual assault, home invasion and residential burglary after a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County. The trial court sentenced defendant to 12 years’ imprisonment. He appeals.

At trial, complainant testified that she was watching television in her apartment on December 21, 1986, when there was a knock at her door. When she unlocked the door, defendant, her next door neighbor’s boyfriend, asked if he could borrow a cup of flour. At the time, defendant was…