Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Closing Argument
Defendant was convicted of criminal sexual assault. Jury could reasonably draw inferences that prosecutor argued: that Defendant was apologizing for his sexual misconduct with 15-year-old friend of his son, by making apologies to victim, her mother, and the police, and that such apologies were "evidence of a guilty man". Court is required to conduct a hearing into a defendant's financial resources as a precondition to ordering reimbursement for court-appointed counsel. (APPLETON and POPE, concurring.)