PEOPLE v. KERWIN

No. 5-90-0443.

610 N.E.2d 181 (1993)

241 Ill. App.3d 632

182 Ill.Dec. 757

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James KERWIN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

March 15, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Kirwan, Deputy Defender, Stanley P. Stasiulis, Asst. Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Mt. Vernon, for defendant-appellant.

Henry Bergman, State's Atty., Carlyle, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Diane L. Campbell, Staff Atty., Office of the State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for plaintiff-appellee.


Justice GOLDENHERSH delivered the opinion of the court:

After a bench trial, defendant, James Kerwin, was found guilty of three counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault in violation of section 12-14(b)(1) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (the Code) (Ill.Rev.Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 12-14(b)(1)). The trial court sentenced him to 15 years' imprisonment. We affirm.

On appeal, defendant contends: (1) the trial court erred in assessing the credibility of the child...

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