People v. Taylor

Defendant, Tracy Taylor, was charged by indictment in the circuit court of Kane County with the offenses of aggravated criminal sexual assault (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 12—14(a)(2)) and attempted robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, pars. 8—4(a), 18—1(a)). The State nol-prossed the attempted robbery charge at the close of its case in chief. A jury found defendant guilty of aggravated criminal sexual assault, and the court sentenced him to 30 years’ imprisonment in the Illinois Department of Corrections.

The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court denied defendant his…