People v. Washington

Defendant, Jimmy Lee Washington, was found guilty in a jury trial in the circuit court of Kane County of the offense of possession of a stolen or converted motor vehicle in violation of section 4— 103(a)(1) of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 95½, par. 4 — 103(a)(1)), a Class 2 felony (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 95½, par. 4 — 103(b)). He was subsequently sentenced to a four-year term of imprisonment.

Three issues are presented for review: (1) whether section 4— 103(b) of the Vehicle Code is constitutional; (2) whether the giving of a jury instruction defining “converted…