People v. Nelson

Docket No. 88186–Agenda 33–May 2000.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. TRACY GENE NELSON, Appellant.

Opinion filed September 21, 2000.

On April 23, 1997, defendant Tracy Nelson was tried before a jury in the circuit court of Vermilion County on two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault (720 ILCS 5/12–14(a)(2), (a)(4) (West 1996)) and two counts of home invasion (720 ILCS 5/12–11(a)(1), (a)(2) (West 1996)). Following a mistrial entered on motion of defendant, he was again tried on January 20, 1998, and was found guilty on all four counts. For the reasons that follow, we…