People v. Jett

After a bench trial in the circuit court of Montgomery County, Walter E. Jett (defendant) was found guilty of driving while license revoked, and he was sentenced to seven days in jail and one year of conditional discharge. He argues on appeal that the trial court erred in finding him guilty, because the provisions of Illinois’ driving-while-revoked statute, section 6 — 303 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Code) (625 ILCS 5/6 — 303 (West 2000)), do not apply when a non-Illinois driver’s license has been revoked by the driver’s home state only and not by Illinois. We disagree and accordingly…