Appellate Court of Illinois· 9/23/1992

People v. Bell

Citations

600 N.E.2d 902
234 Ill. App. 3d 631
175 Ill. Dec. 659
1992 Ill. App. LEXIS 1546

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observing that, although “the jury is entitled to draw inferences from the evidence, such inferences must be reasonable”
where reasonable, a jury is entitled to draw an inference of contact from the evidence
jury may reasonably infer that penetration occurred based on testimony defendant rubbed and felt victim’s vagina
“Defense counsel is not ineffective for failing to make losing motions or objections.”
“Whether penetration occurred is a question of fact, which is to be evaluated by the jury as the trier of fact, and a lack of detail in a [witness’s] testimony only affects the weight of the evidence”

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Judges: Slater

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