PEOPLE v. HILL

No. 5-94-0747.

683 N.E.2d 188 (1997)

289 Ill. App.3d 859

225 Ill.Dec. 244

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edmond Keith HILL, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied August 8, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Kirwan, Deputy Defender, Larry R. Wells, Assistant Defender, Office of State Appellate Defender, Mt. Vernon, for Defendant-Appellant.

William Haine, State's Attorney, Madison County, Edwardsville; Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Rebecca Sanders, Staff Attorney, Office of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for Plaintiff-Appellee.


Presiding Justice KUEHN delivered the opinion of the court:

This case features a six-year-old child witness whose testimony exhibited her understanding of fellatio and its effect upon the male sex organ. Her precocious sexual insight was attributed to defendant's sexual tutelage. Defendant was found guilty of aggravated criminal sexual assault and punished with an 18-year prison term. Defendant appeals.

This appeal challenges a court-ordered ban of evidence...

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