People v. Leonard

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Kane County, defendant, William L. Leonard, was found guilty of two counts of an indictment charging him with aggravated criminal sexual assault (111. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 12 — 14) wherein it was alleged that he knowingly committed acts of sexual penetration against the victim by sexual intercourse and fellatio and caused great bodily harm. He was sentenced to concurrent 10-year terms of imprisonment.

Defendant raises the following issues on appeal: (1) that his conviction must be reversed because the jury instructions omitted an…