People v. Harter

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE DAVIS

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal by the defendant, an indigent person, from the judgment order of May 26, 1966, entered on a jury verdict, determining him to be a sexually dangerous person.

The defendant was charged by information with the criminal offense of an attempt to contribute to the sexual delinquency of Dewey Renton, age 17, on January 6, 1966, in that he attempted to commit an act of sexual deviate conduct with Renton, in violation of section 8-4 of the Criminal Code. (Ill Rev Stats 1965, c 38, par 8-4.) On February 24, 1966, the…