PEOPLE v. CANNON

No. 1-04-0094.

832 N.E.2d 312 (2005)

358 Ill. App.3d 313

295 Ill.Dec. 161

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Maurice CANNON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

June 27, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Appellate Defender (Darrell F. Oman, Assistant Appellate Defender, of counsel), Chicago, for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney, Cook County (Renee Goldfarb, Annette N. Collins, Susan Schierl Sullivan, Jason A. Linster, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), Chicago, for Appellee.


Justice GORDON delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Maurice Cannon, was convicted after a bench trial of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, sexual exploitation of a child, and unlawful restraint involving S.P., his seven-year-old niece. Defendant appeals contending that the statute that allowed for the introduction of S.P.'s statements to third persons at his trial was unconstitutional on its face and that those wrongfully admitted statements...

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