PEOPLE v. COLLETTE

No. 4-90-0819.

577 N.E.2d 550 (1991)

217 Ill. App.3d 465

160 Ill.Dec. 420

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wayne COLLETTE, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

August 16, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George F. Taseff, Harold M. Jennings, Bloomington, for defendant-appellant.

Thomas J. Difanis, State's Atty., Urbana, Kenneth R. Boyle, Director, State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, Elliott Turpin, Staff Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.


Justice SPITZ delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial, defendant was convicted of criminal sexual assault (Ill.Rev.Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 12-13), and sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment. He appeals, alleging (1) his right to effective cross-examination was violated by restricted cross-examination of the victim as to her alleged consumption of up to one-half gallon of wine per day for the two years prior to the date of the offense; and (2) the trial...

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