PEOPLE v. BYRD

Nos. 1-87-0949 & 1-87-1057.

565 N.E.2d 176 (1990)

206 Ill. App.3d 996

151 Ill.Dec. 905

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charles BYRD and Larry Watts, Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

Rehearing Denied January 7, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randolph N. Stone, Cook County Public Defender, Chicago (Karen E. Tietz, Asst. Public Defender, of counsel), for defendant-appellant Charles Byrd.

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender, Patricia Unsinn, Asst. Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, for defendant-appellant Larry Watts.

Cecil A. Partee, Cook County State's Atty., Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, David R. Butzen, Michele I. Lavin, Asst. State's Attys., of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.


Justice JOHNSON delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial, defendants, Charles Byrd and Larry Watts, were found guilty of aggravated criminal sexual assault. (Ill. Rev.Stat.1985, ch. 38, par. 12-14(a)(2).) Defendant Watts was sentenced to 10 years and defendant Byrd was sentenced to 8 years to be served in the Illinois Department of Corrections.

On appeal, defendant Watts seeks reversal of his conviction and remand for a new trial, or remand for...

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