Justice HARRISON delivered the opinion of the court:
A jury found the defendant, Clifford Mitchell, guilty of aggravated criminal sexual assault in violation of section 12-14(b)(1) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev.Stat.1987, ch. 38, par. 12-14(b)(1)). The circuit court of Cook County denied his post-trial motion for a new trial and sentenced him to a term of 12 years in the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections. The defendant prevailed upon appeal...
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