People v. Jackson

Offense charged

Eape. (Ill Eev Stats (1963), c 38, § 11-1.)

Defense at trial Consent.

Judgment

After a jury trial, defendant was found guilty and sentenced to a term of 20 to 40 years.

Points raised on appeal(1) The evidence did not prove defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.(2) Defendant was denied a fair trial by the introduction of evidence of other crimes and of defendant’s silence in the face of purported accusations.(3) The mitigation hearing was inadequate.(4) The sentence was excessive.

Evidence

Prosecutrix, for the State

She was nineteen years old and a second-year student at the…