People v. Sisti

Defendant was found guilty following a jury trial upon a complaint charging the offense of obscenity in violation of chapter 38, § 11-20 (3) (Ill Rev Stats, 1965). His post-trial motion was denied and he appeals his conviction and sentence to a penal institution other than the penitentiary for a period not to exceed one year, and to pay a fine of $1,000.

We reverse and remand for a new trial because of error in the cross-examination and purported impeachment of defendant’s witness, Linda Lyttaker.

As background for the consideration of this issue, the complaint charged that certain obscene…