PEOPLE v. LIGHTHART

No. 77-191.

62 Ill. App.3d 720 (1978)

379 N.E.2d 403

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ALAN LIGHTHART, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Rehearing denied August 29, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Robinson, Allen L. Wiederer, and Elizabeth Clarke, all of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Elgin, for appellant.

Daniel D. Doyle, State's Attorney, of Rockford (Phyllis J. Perko and Martin P. Moltz, both of Illinois State's Attorneys Association, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE RECHENMACHER delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant was convicted of rape and sentenced to not less than 6 nor more than 15 years in the penitentiary. In this appeal he raises two issues: (1) Whether the court erred in denying his motion in limine for an order precluding disclosure of a previous conviction for attempted rape and (2) Whether the testimony of the complaining witness was sufficient to establish...

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