PEOPLE v. SPENCER

No. 82-2994.

119 Ill. App.3d 971 (1983)

457 N.E.2d 473

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

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

Opinion filed November 28, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Dennis E. Urban, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Michael E. Shabat and James Veldman, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE SULLIVAN delivered the opinion of the court:

After a bench trial, defendant was convicted and sentenced to eight years for rape. He contends on appeal that (1) he was denied his constitutional right to confront witnesses against him because the complaining witness could not be adequately cross-examined; (2) the trial court erred in allowing the State to establish the elements of the crime by asking leading questions of the complaining...

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