People v. Brown

Defendant, Keith Brown, was convicted of the offense of rape (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 11 — 1), following a jury trial. Judgment was entered on the jury verdict and he was subsequently sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment. Defendant has appealed.

The State’s case against the defendant rested primarily on the testimony of the complaining witness, Karen Moravek. The substance of her testimony was that on May 23, 1981, at about 5:40 a.m., a man whom she later identified as the defendant attacked her in her house and forced her to have intercourse. Defendant’s defense, in addition to…