PEOPLE v. FLETCHER

No. 5-01-0027.

768 N.E.2d 72 (2002)

328 Ill. App.3d 1062

263 Ill.Dec. 312

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Christopher FLETCHER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied May 3, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Kirwan, Deputy Defender, Paige Clark Strawn, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Mt. Vernon, for Appellant.

James Creason, State's Attorney, Salem; Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, T. David Purcell, Staff Attorney, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for Appellee.


Justice GOLDENHERSH delivered the opinion of the court:

After a bench trial in the circuit court of Marion County, Christopher Fletcher (defendant) was found guilty of aggravated criminal sexual assault (720 ILCS 5/12-14(b)(1) (West 1998)) and sentenced to 12 years in the Department of Corrections. Defendant raises the following issues on appeal: (1) whether defendant was denied his constitutional right to confront witnesses (U.S. Const., amend. VI; Ill. Const. 1970...

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