Defendant was convicted of aggravated kidnapping and aggravated criminal assault and sentenced to 35 years in prison. On appeal, he argued that the State failed to prove him guilty of aggravated criminal sexual assault based on the display of a dangerous weapon because the weapon was not displayed during the assault, that the trial court erred in denying his motion to quash arrest and suppress evidence because the arrest was illegal where it was a warrantless arrest based on an investigative alert, and that he was denied a fair sentencing hearing based on the trial court’s comments during sentencing. The appellate court affirmed, finding that the evidence was sufficient to convict defendant, that the trial court properly denied the motion to quash arrest and suppress evidence, and that nothing in the trial court’s comments during sentencing indicated the sentence was based on an improper consideration. (MITCHELL and LYLE, concurring)
Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Aggravated Asault