State v. Dixon

Michael L. Dixon appeals his juvenile court conviction for indecent liberties, alleging the trial court erred in admitting the victim's written statement, in permitting an 8-year-old child to testify without adminis tering an oath or affirmation, and in permitting the victim's sister to testify on rebuttal after she had remained in the courtroom despite a ruling excluding all witnesses.

At approximately 6:30 p.m. on September 14, 1982, Dixon went to the residence of Ms. M. and asked her to accompany him to a nearby gymnasium to play basketball. Ms. M. agreed to meet him after she changed her…