Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Sentencing
Voir Dire
Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of criminal sexual assault, and sentenced to 28 years imprisonment. Written sentencing order improperly failed to list a specified period of MSR, which for criminal sexual assault is a minimum of three years. It is duty of the trial court, rather than DOC, to determine the period of MSR to be imposed at sentencing. Court properly allowed State's voir dire inquiry of why potential jurors would believe a victim might delay reporting a sexual assault; defense argued this delay in its case, and State offered evidence of reasons for the delay. Evidence was not closely balanced, as 17-year-old victim testified that Defendant sexually assaulted her, and Defendant failed to present any evidence. (STEIGMANN and POPE, concurring.)