People v. King

Following a jury trial, defendant, Jerry King, was convicted of rape and burglary with intent to commit rape. He was sentenced by the circuit court of Cook County to concurrent terms of 10 to 30 years plus 5 years’ parole on the rape conviction, and 6 to 18 years plus 3 years’ parole on the burglary conviction. The appellate court, by order (58 Ill. 2d R. 23), affirmed defendant’s convictions and sentences (38 Ill. App. 3d 1078). This court granted defendant leave to appeal.

The incident in question occurred at approximately 5:30 a.m. on March 7, 1974, in the second-floor apartment of a…