People v. Appelt

Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of aggravated battery of his girlfriend, who was deaf. Considering all evidence in light most favorable to prosecution, rational jury could find, beyond reasonable doubt, that Defendant was the person who committed the offense, even though victim testified that should could not see him at time of battery, in their bed in early morning hours. State properly elicited evidence of what happened prior to trial, that Defendant spontaneously remarked to officer about beating, and never said that he was innocent or that someone else had done it. (STEIGMANN and TURNER, concurring.)