People v. Devine

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SCOTT

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Willie Devine, was charged by indictment with two counts of deviate sexual assault and one count of indecent liberties with a child in violation of sections 11 — 3(a) and 11 — 4(a)(3) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, pars. 11 — 3(a), 11 — 4(a)(3)). Following a jury trial, he was convicted on one count of deviate sexual assault and of indecent liberties with a child. He was acquitted of the remaining count of deviate sexual assault. A sentence of 20 years’ imprisonment for deviate sexual…