People v. Geneva

Following a jury trial, defendant, John Geneva, was convicted of aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual assault, unlawful restraint, and aggravated battery. The trial court sentenced him to serve concurrent terms of 15 years, 10 years and 3 years, respectively, on the first three convictions and sentenced him to a five-year term for aggravated battery, that term to be served consecutively. Defendant alleges the following errors on appeal: that the trial court abused its discretion in denying defendant’s motion for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence; that the State…