People v. Walter

I respectfully dissent. The evidence in this case was more than sufficient to prove that the defendant committed an act of attempted aggravated criminal sexual abuse. The State proved, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the defendant intended to commit an act of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and that he took a substantial step toward the commission of that offense.

In reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence, we should not retry the defendant. People v. Jamesson, 329 Ill. App. 3d 446, 458 (2002). Rather, we should consider whether, after viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the…