People v. Gorney

This case makes its second appearance before this court. Following trial by jury in the county of Will, the defendant John Gorney, Jr., was convicted of the offenses of home invasion, attempted rape and aggravated battery. The defendant was sentenced to concurrent terms of imprisonment of 14 years for home invasion, five years for attempted rape and five years for aggravated battery. This court reversed the judgments of the trial court and remanded the case to the trial court for a new trial. The reversal was predicated upon the trial court’s denial of evidence which tended to show that the…