PEOPLE v. BOBO

No. 5-94-0309.

662 N.E.2d 623 (1996)

278 Ill. App.3d 130

214 Ill.Dec. 1057

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wallace BOBO, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

March 13, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Kirwan, Deputy Defender, Dan W. Evers, Assistant Defender, Fifth Judicial District, Mt. Vernon, for Appellant.

Patrick Duffy, State's Attorney, Mound City; Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Kendra S. Mitchell, Staff Attorney, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for Appellee.


Justice RARICK delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial, defendant, Wallace Bobo, was found guilty of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and was sentenced to three years' imprisonment by the circuit court of Pulaski County. Defendant appeals, contending he was denied a fair trial through the erroneous admission of hearsay evidence and evidence of "other crimes." We reverse and remand this cause for a new trial.

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