PEOPLE v. SIMS

Nos. 84-2337, 84-2717 cons.

166 Ill. App.3d 289 (1987)

519 N.E.2d 921

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JAMES SIMS, Defendant-Appellant. — THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SYLVESTER HENDERSON, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Rehearing denied March 18, 1988.

Rehearing denied January 8, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Kendall Hill and James Perlman, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant James Sims.

Steven Clark and Bruce Mosbacher, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant Sylvester Henderson.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Thomas V. Gainer, Jr., Rimas F. Cernius, and Gregory Plesha, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgments affirmed.

No. 84-2337, Rehearing denied March 18, 1988.

No. 84-2717, Rehearing denied January 8, 1988.

JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendants James Sims and Sylvester Henderson were charged with rape and deviate sexual assault. Simultaneous jury trials were conducted. Sims was found guilty of rape and not guilty of deviate sexual assault. Henderson was found...

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