PEOPLE v. REYNOLDS

No. 1-95-3383.

689 N.E.2d 335 (1997)

294 Ill. App.3d 58

228 Ill.Dec. 463

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Melvin REYNOLDS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

December 31, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven L. Emanuel and Victor A. Worms, Larchmont, NY, and Sam Adam and Marc W. Martin, Chicago, for Defendant-Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Susan R. Schierl and Veronica X. Calderon, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for Plaintiff-Appellee.


Justice CAHILL delivered the opinion of the court:

Melvin Reynolds was indicted on 24 counts involving several charges. When the case went to the jury, 12 counts embracing 4 offenses remained: 3 for aggravated sexual abuse, 3 for sexual assault, 2 for child pornography, and 4 for obstruction of justice. The jury was given general verdict forms—"guilty" and "not guilty"—for each of the four offenses. The jury returned a general "guilty" verdict on each...

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