People v. DePalma

On January 29, 1992, the defendant, Peter M. DePalma, was charged by indictment with possession of a vehicle with knowledge that the vehicle identification number (VIN) had been removed, a Class 2 felony under the anti-theft provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Code) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 95½, pars. 4 — 103(a)(4), (b)) (now 625 ILCS 5/4 — 103(a)(4), (b) (West 1992))). The trial court denied the defendant’s pretrial motion to declare the statutory provisions unconstitutional as overly broad and violative of the constitutional guarantees of due process and proportional penalties.

After…