People v. Stacey

Defendant, Russell Stacey, was convicted in the circuit court of Cook County by two separate juries of aggravated criminal sexual abuse (720 ILCS 5/12 — 16(d) (West 1994)) and criminal sexual abuse (720 ILCS 5/12— 15(a)(1) (West 1994)), which arose out of separate acts in which defendant grabbed the breasts of two teenage girls. The circuit court sentenced defendant to 25 years’ imprisonment for the aggravated criminal sexual abuse conviction and 25 years’ imprisonment for the criminal sexual abuse conviction, with the sentences to run consecutively. Defendant appealed to the appellate court…