People v. Procell

Defendant, Grover Procell, appeals from the judgment of the circuit court of Jackson County finding him guilty of possession of a stolen motor vehicle and escape. The court sentenced him to serve concurrent terms of three and five years which are consecutive to the sentence imposed by the circuit court of Peoria County. We affirm.

One of defendant’s issues on appeal is whether his conviction for possession of a stolen vehicle must be reversed because the penalty provision is unconstitutional. Defendant argues that a first conviction for possession of a stolen motor vehicle is a greater class…