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PEOPLE v. LARA

No. 112370.

983 N.E.2d 959 (2012)

2012 IL 112370

368 Ill. Dec. 155

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Jason LARA, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Modified Upon Denial of Rehearing February 7, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa Madigan , Atty. Gen., Springfield, IL, Anita Alvarez , State's Atty., Alan J. Spellberg , Annette Collins , Jessica R. Ball , Asst. State's Attys., Chicago, IL, for the People.

Michael J. Pelletier , State Appellate Defender, Alan D. Goldberg , Deputy Defender, Megan E. Ledbetter , Deborah K. Pugh , Asst. Appellate Defenders, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, IL, for appellee.

OPINION

Chief Justice KILBRIDE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 Defendant Jason Lara was tried on two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child (720 ILCS 5/12-14.1(a)(1) (West 2004)). At trial, the circuit court of Cook County admitted defendant's confession, including his statement that penetration, an element of the offenses, occurred. Defendant was convicted of both counts and sentenced to consecutive prison terms...

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