People v. Jones

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE JOHNSON

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendants Douglas Jones, Lytton Parkman, Milton Harvey, and Jeffrey Coleman were jointly indicted on charges of rape (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, §11 — 1) and deviate sexual assault (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, §11 — 3). Each was convicted after a bench trial and sentenced to a term of 4 to 12 years. All four defendants appeal to this court for reversal.

According to the testimony of the complainant, on July 24, 1972, at approximately 1 a.m., she and her sister arrived by taxicab at the Nice and Easy Lounge, a club located on…