Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Rape Shield Statute
Defendant was charged with one count of aggravated battery and two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault. He was convicted of aggravated battery and acquitted on the other two counts. Defendant argued on appeal that the trial court erred when it excluded evidence pursuant to the Rape Shield Statute, 725 ILCS 5/115-7(a). The appellate court affirmed, finding that the DNA evidence at issue was not relevant to the charges against defendant. (McBRIDE and BURKE, concurring)