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PEOPLE v. SMITH

No. 78-129.

73 Ill. App.3d 577 (1979)

392 N.E.2d 347

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NORMAN SMITH, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed July 9, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Wilson and Jeffrey D. Foust, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Springfield, for appellant.

Howard Hood, State's Attorney, of Murphysboro (Robert C. Perry and Larry Wechter, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE KUNCE delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, defendant-appellant Norman Smith was convicted of rape and indecent liberties with a child; he was sentenced to concurrent terms of 15 to 45 years imprisonment.

The complaining witness, the 13-year-old niece of the defendant, testified that she was raped while at the...

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