People v. Eiskant

Defendant, Allen Eiskant, was charged with criminal sexual assault by force in connection with an incident which occurred on February 29, 1992, in Belleville, Illinois. Defendant’s first jury trial in the circuit court of St. Clair County ended in a mistrial because of unsolicited inappropriate testimony by a witness. While awaiting a new trial, defendant filed a supplemental motion in limine to suppress the testimony of the State’s expert on the topic of rape-trauma syndrome. After a pretrial hearing on the matter, the trial court determined the State’s expert was qualified to testify but…