People v. Regains

The State charged Paul Regains in the circuit court of Will County with an amended information containing two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, pars. 11 — 4.1(b)(1)(A), (b)(1)(B)) and two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 12 — 14(b)(1)). The State distinguished the categories of charges to account for a change in the law effective July 1, 1984 (see Ill Ann. Stat., ch. 38, par. 12 — 12, Historical Note, at 269 (Smith-Hurd Supp. 1989)), and it distinguished the counts in each category to accommodate…