People v. Gorney

John Gorney, Jr., 17 years old, was convicted of home invasion (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 12 — 11), attempted rape (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, pars. 8 — 4(a), 11 — 1(a)) and aggravated battery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 12 — 4(b)(2)) following a jury trial in the circuit court of Will County. He was sentenced to concurrent terms of imprisonment of 14 years for home invasion, 5 years for attempted rape and 5 years for aggravated battery. The appellate court reversed and remanded for a new trial. (121 Ill. App. 3d 260.) We granted the State’s petition for leave to appeal…