PEOPLE v. PATTERSON

No. 78-372.

90 Ill. App.3d 775 (1980)

413 N.E.2d 1371

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CHESTER PATTERSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed December 12, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick J. Hughes, Jr., of Springfield, and Robert Agostinelli, of Ottawa, and Gary K. Morgan, law student, for appellant.

Edward F. Petka, State's Attorney, of Joliet (John X. Breslin and Terry Mertel, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE BARRY delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant Chester Patterson was charged by indictment in the Circuit Court of Will County with the offense of rape. Following a jury trial, he was convicted of rape and sentenced to a 15-year determinate prison term.

Defendant has presented eight issues for review:

1. Whether the defendant was proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt? 2. Whether in denying...

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