People v. Wright

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE CRAVEN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant appeals from his convictions of rape and attempted deviate sexual assault which resulted in concurrent sentences of 5 to 12 years and 4 to 12 years’ imprisonment, respectively. The case hinges on the credibility of defendant and the complaining witness, Lillian Mitchell. She testified that he had intercourse with her against her will after forcing his way into her Champaign apartment on the evening of March 1,1976. She testified that defendant attempted to shove his penis into her mouth but that she dissuaded him from…