People v. Holland

Defendant was found guilty of criminal sexual assault and sentenced to 10 years in prison. He argued on appeal that the trial court erred when it questioned the State’s witnesses and that the trial court improperly relied on evidence outside of the record during sentencing. The appellate court affirmed, finding that defendant forfeited any objection to the court’s questioning of witnesses and that the court’s actions were not improper under a plain error review. The appellate court also found no error in the trial court’s consideration of the sentencing factors. (DeARMOND and TURNER, concurring)