PEOPLE v. CHOATE

No. 5-15-0087.

113 N.E.3d 590 (2018)

2018 IL App (5th) 150087

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James E. CHOATE III, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

Opinion Filed: October 2, 2018.

Rule 23 order filed September 19, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorneys for Appellant Michael J. Pelletier , State Appellate Defender, Ellen J. Curry , Deputy Defender, Eun Sun Nam , Assistant Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Fifth Judicial District, 909 Water Tower Circle, Mt. Vernon, IL 62864.

Attorneys for Appellee Hon. Michael M. Strange , State's Attorney, Lawrence County Courthouse, Lawrenceville, IL 62439; Patrick Delfino , Director, David J. Robinson , Acting Deputy Director, Sharon Shanahan , Staff Attorney, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Fifth District Office, 730 E. Illinois Highway 15, Suite 2, Mt. Vernon, IL 62864.


OPINION

¶ 1 The defendant, James Choate III, appeals his conviction for predatory criminal sexual assault of a child (720 ILCS 5/11-1.40(a)(1) (West 2012)). The charge stemmed from abuse of the defendant's stepdaughter, Stephanie S. The incident at issue took place...

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