People v. Wenger

Following a bench trial, defendant Warren Wenger was found guilty of child abduction. The trial judge sentenced defendant to three years’ imprisonment in the Illinois Department of Corrections. On appeal, defendant contends: (1) that the prosecutor’s inability to prove the elements of unlawful intent and an attempted entry into a car requires reversal of the conviction for child abduction; (2) that the statute defining the offense of child abduction, as applied to defendant, created an unconstitutional presumption that he was acting "for other than a lawful purpose”; (3) that the child…