People v. Casiano

Defendant, Otilio Casiano, was convicted of one count of kidnapping (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 10—1(a)(2)), and three counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault, based on the kidnapping (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 12—14(a)(4)), following a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County. Defendant was sentenced to the penitentiary for three concurrent terms of 16 years.

Defendant appeals, contending the State failed to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of both offenses. Focusing on the kidnapping conviction, defendant also argues that the evidence failed to…