PEOPLE v. REED

No. 71707.

591 N.E.2d 455 (1992)

148 Ill.2d 1

169 Ill.Dec. 282

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Jerry REED, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

April 16, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roland W. Burris, Atty. Gen., Springfield (Rosalyn Kaplan, Sol. Gen., and Terence M. Madsen and Nathan P. Maddox, Asst. Attys. Gen., of counsel), for the People.

Robert E. Davison, Asst. App. Defender, of the Office of the State App. Defender, Springfield, for appellee.


Chief Justice MILLER delivered the opinion of the court:

This is a direct appeal by the State, pursuant to Rule 603 (134 Ill.2d R. 603), from an order of the circuit court of Jackson County declaring unconstitutional section 12-16(d) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev.Stat.1987, ch. 38, par. 12-16(d)). We find that this portion of the aggravated criminal sexual abuse statute meets constitutional requirements, and therefore reverse.

Jerry Reed was charged...

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