People v. Walker

PRESIDING JUSTICE BOWMAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant, Willie Walker, was found guilty of two counts of criminal sexual assault (720 ILCS 5/12 — 13(a)(1) (West 1998)). He was sentenced to consecutive sentences of 30 years’ imprisonment for the first count and 15 years’ imprisonment for the second count. During the trial, defendant moved for a mistrial because one of the State’s witnesses testified about defendant’s prior sexual assaults. Before this testimony, the trial court stated that defendant’s prior convictions, including convictions of sexual…