People v. Encalado

Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of 3 counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault. Court did not abuse its discretion when it permitted prosecution to impeach Defendant's testimony by showing that he had prior conviction for predatory criminal sexual assault. Court abused its discretion when it refused to ask venire members questions about potential bias against persons who participate in prostitution, as Defendant claimed that incidents involved women prostitutes whose sexual services he bought. (PIERCE, concurring; MASON, concurring in part and dissenting in part.)