PEOPLE v. CRUZ

No. 1-89-1652.

586 N.E.2d 658 (1991)

224 Ill. App.3d 425

166 Ill.Dec. 700

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edward CRUZ, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

December 31, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David C. Thomas, Chicago, for defendant-appellant.

John M. O'Malley, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Kathleen F. Howlett, Lisa Goldsand, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.


Justice RIZZI delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Edward Cruz was convicted of aggravated criminal sexual abuse (Ill. Rev.Stat.1987, ch. 38, par. 12-16) in a bench trial and sentenced to 60 days imprisonment and three years conditional discharge. On appeal, defendant contends that (1) the trial court committed reversible error when it elicited hearsay testimony which it had previously ruled was inadmissible; (2) he was denied a fair trial because the trial...

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