People v. Richmond

THIRD DIVISION

May 28, 2003

No. 1-01-1656

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) APPEAL FROM THE) CIRCUIT COURT OF

Plaintiff-Appellee, ) COOK COUNTY.))

v. ))

SAMUEL RICHMOND, ) HONORABLE) EDWARD M. FIALA, JR.,

Defendant-Appellant. ) JUDGE PRESIDING.

Among the matters to be decided in this predatory criminal sexual assault case is the State's suggestion that we abandon the requirement that the occurrence of a crime cannot be established solely by a defendant's uncorroborated confession -- the corpus delicti rule.

The issue arises from a jury verdict finding Samuel Richmond guilty of two counts of…