The People of the State of Illinois, Appellant v. Ricardo Siguenza-Brito, Appellee

Summary

The Illinois Supreme Court affirmed in part and reversed in part. Rejecting defendant's cross-appeal, it held the evidence sufficient to prove kidnapping beyond a reasonable doubt under both asportation and confinement theories, thereby affirming the aggravated criminal sexual assault conviction predicated on kidnapping. Sustaining the State's appeal, it held that convictions for both aggravated kidnapping and aggravated criminal sexual assault involved no impermissible double enhancement because each predicate felony was used only once, expressly overruling the portion of McDarrah holding otherwise, and found no violation of the one-act, one-crime doctrine; the aggravated kidnapping conviction was restored. The circuit court's judgment was affirmed as modified, with the appellate court's reduction of the sexual assault fine to $100 left undisturbed.