PEOPLE v. SHARP

No. 4-02-0913.

825 N.E.2d 706 (2005)

355 Ill. App.3d 786

292 Ill.Dec. 118

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jason M. SHARP, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

March 2, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Defender (Court-appointed), Gary R. Peterson, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Springfield, for Jason M. Sharp.

Jerry A. Johnson, State's Attorney, Clinton, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, James C. Majors, Staff Attorney, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, for the People.


Justice STEIGMANN delivered the opinion of the court:

In September 2002, a jury convicted defendant, Jason M. Sharp, of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, finding that he committed an act of sexual penetration with J.E. when she was under 13 years of age (720 ILCS 5/12-14.1(a)(1) (West Supp.2001)). The trial court later sentenced him to 20 years in prison.

Defendant appeals, arguing that (1) the trial court erred by admitting certain hearsay testimony...

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