Pope v. State

OPINION

BAKER, Judge

Today we confront the task of construing various provisions of our child exploitation statute. Appellant-defendant Gregory Pope appeals his conviction for Child Exploitation," a class C felony, and Possession of Child Pornography, 1 a class A misdemeanor. Specifically, he asserts that the trial court erred in permitting the State to offer evidence of uncharged "bad acts 2 and that the evidence was insufficient to support the convictions. Pope also asserts that he was improperly sentenced.

FACTS

The facts most favorable to the verdict are that the Cook County Sheriff's…