People v. Courtney

A jury found defendant, Darnell Courney, a/k/a Darnell Courtney, guilty of possession of a stolen motor vehicle (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 951/2, par. 4 — 103(a)(1)), and the trial court sentenced defendant to a term of five years’ imprisonment (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 951/2, par. 4 — 103(b)). On appeal, defendant initially contends that section 4— 103(b) of the Illinois Vehicle Code is unconstitutional. Our supreme court recently upheld the constitutionality of that provision (People v. Bryant (1989), 128 Ill. 2d 448), and thus the issue will not be addressed in this appeal.

Defendant also…