(DOWNLOAD) "People v. Palmer" by Illinois Appellate Court — Fourth District Judgment Affirmed " eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: People v. Palmer
- Author : Illinois Appellate Court — Fourth District Judgment Affirmed
- Release Date : January 12, 1984
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 61 KB
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Following a jury trial, defendant Jerry Palmer was convicted of rape and sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment. He appeals, contending the State failed to establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. He also asserts he was denied a fair trial because the jury considered extraneous, prejudicial information and the judge coerced the guilty verdict from the jury. A 12-year-old papergirl was raped early in the morning on September 23, 1982. At about 6 a.m., she left her Bloomington home to do her paper route, which took about a half hour to complete. When she reached the corner of Market and Hinshaw Streets, she noticed a black man across the street. He walked away, but she saw him again a few minutes later at the corner of Holton Drive and Hinshaw. After she delivered a paper to the house on the corner of Sheridan and Hinshaw, the man approached her. He asked if he could buy a paper, and she sold him one. She then continued on her route. Halfway through her route, the man stopped her again and asked her to go with him to get some bicycles. She refused, stating she had to finish her route. The man pulled out a knife and put it to her neck. The knife had a short dull blade and a brown handle. He took her to a secluded area and raped her. After about five minutes, the man got up and handed the victim her radio, then he left stating, he had to go to pick up the kids over at the school bus. She got up and walked about two blocks to her home.