People v. Daniels

The defendant, Mark Daniels, was charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 95½, par. 4—103). Following a jury trial, he was convicted and sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment. The defendant appeals his conviction and his sentence.

The record reveals that on July 19, 1991, police officers Matthew Sottos and Rick Hodge were patrolling the Moline Riverside Park area. At approximately 4 p.m. they observed a blue Camaro with Pennsylvania license plate number PNA463. The officers followed the car to the Moline swimming pool. Once there, the defendant, who had been…