People v. Fields

Defendant was convicted of predatory criminal sexual assault of his stepdaughter. Court properly admitted, on issue of propensity to committed offenses charged, certified conviction of sexual assault of minor daughter of Defendant's former girlfriend. Incidents were close in time, victims were young girls in same age range, and involved same type of forced sexual conduct. Although that conviction was subsequently reversed on appeal, reversal was "new evidence" that developed after this conviction, and thus argument can be brought only in a postconviction petition. (LYTTON and SCHMIDT, specially concurring.)