People v. Medreno

The defendant, Derlies Medreno, appeals from his convictions for home invasion, rape, and deviate sexual assault following a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Peoria County. He subsequently received concurrent sentences of 50 years’ imprisonment for each conviction. The defendant presents two issues for review: whether the circuit court erred by admitting evidence of the defendant’s prior rape conviction to impeach his credibility; and whether the conviction for home invasion must be reversed because the indictment failed to allege that the defendant’s entry was without authority.

The…