People v. Studley

In January 1993, a jury convicted defendant, Christopher J. Studley, of violating section 11 — 505 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Vehicle Code) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 951/2, par. 11 — 505), and the trial court later fined him $75 and court costs. Defendant appeals, alleging that (1) the court erred in applying this statute to a nonmoving vehicle and in interpreting it as an absolute liability offense, and (2) he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

We affirm.

In October 1992, defendant stopped the vehicle he was driving in the left-hand lane behind another car at an intersection…