People v. Barksdale

Defendant James Barksdale was found guilty in a jury trial of rape and of deviate sexual assault. He was sentenced to consecutive terms of 75 to 150 years for rape and 4 to 14 years for deviate sexual assault.

On appeal defendant contends:

I. That the evidence is insufficient to establish defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt,

II. that the trial court erred in prohibiting defendant from directly questioning jurors on voir dire examination,

III. that the court erred in not granting defendant a continuance when the court-appointed public defender assumed the defense function midway through…