PEOPLE v. SCOTT

No. 4-95-0504.

672 N.E.2d 376 (1996)

284 Ill. App.3d 336

219 Ill.Dec. 868

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Zachary SCOTT, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

November 1, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Defender (court-appointed), Michele A. Knapp, Asst. Defender, Office of State Appellate Defender, Springfield, IL, for Zachary Scott.

Charles Colburn, State's Attorney, Jacksonville, IL, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, IL, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, Jeffrey K. Davison, Staff Atty., State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, IL, for People.


Justice McCULLOUGH delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial conducted in the circuit court of Morgan County, defendant Zachary Scott was found guilty of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of W.S. (720 ILCS 5/12-16(c)(1)(i) (West 1992)). W.S. was five years old at the time of the incident. Defendant was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment, with credit for 77 days previously served, and three years' mandatory supervised release.

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