People v. Andino

The defendants, Juan Andino and Ralph Downey, were charged by complaint with deviate sexual assault in violation of section 11 — 3 of the Criminal Code. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 11 — 3.) After a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Lake County, both defendants were found guilty and sentenced to 15 years in the penitentiary. They appeal.

At the trial of the cause, the victim, 17-year-old S.R., testified that he was in the Lake County jail on a burglary charge on October 13, 1979 when he was approached after dinner by Melvin DeVost. DeVost offered the witness two packs of cigarettes in…