People v. Santos

A jury in the circuit court of Winnebago County convicted defendant James K. Santos of aggravated criminal sexual abuse (720 ILCS 5/12 — 16(d) (West 1998)) of T.K. The circuit court sentenced him to a four-year prison term. The appellate court reversed defendant’s conviction because of jury instruction error. The court also addressed an issue likely to recur on remand, and reversed the trial court’s ruling that certain evidence must be excluded pursuant to section 115 — 7 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (725 ILCS 5/115 — 7 (West 1998)), commonly known as the “rape shield” statute.…