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PEOPLE v. BENSON

No. 4-93-0069.

621 N.E.2d 981 (1993)

251 Ill. App.3d 144

190 Ill.Dec. 528

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carl W. BENSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

September 30, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard D. Frazier (argued), Michael B. Metnick, Metnick, Barewin, Wise & Cherry, Springfield, for defendant-appellant.

Charles G. Reynard, State's Atty., Law & Justice Center, Bloomington, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, Beth McGann, Staff Atty. (argued), for plaintiff-appellee.

Presiding Justice STEIGMANN delivered the opinion of the court:

In August 1992, a jury convicted defendant, Carl W. Benson, of one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse (Ill.Rev. Stat.1989, ch. 38, par. 12-16). In January 1993, the trial court sentenced defendant to seven years in prison and ordered him to pay restitution. Defendant appeals, alleging that (1) the court deprived him of his right to a public trial by ordering spectators excluded during the testimony...

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