PEOPLE v. BREITWEISER

No. 74-420.

38 Ill. App.3d 1066 (1976)

349 N.E.2d 454

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SPENCER BREITWEISER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District (1st Division).

Opinion filed June 7, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph Ruebner, of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Elgin, for appellant.

Gerry Dondanville, State's Attorney, of Geneva (Clarence Wittenstrom, Jr., Assistant State's Attorney, Edward N. Morris and Robert L. Janes, both of Illinois State's Attorneys Association, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HALLETT delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, Spencer Breitweiser was found guilty of taking indecent liberties with a child and was sentenced to four to eight years in the penitentiary. On appeal, he contends: (1) that he was denied his Sixth Amendment right of confrontation and cross-examination when the trial judge excluded him from an in camera hearing to determine the competency of the seven...

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