The PEOPLE v. Kozak

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE STAMOS

delivered the opinion of the court.

After a bench trial, defendant was convicted of driving a motor vehicle while his driver’s license was suspended, in violation of Ill Rev Stats 1967, c 95%, § 6-303 (a).1 He was placed on one year’s probation. Defendant appeals and seeks a reversal of his conviction, or in the alternative, a new trial. Defendant contends (1) that the statute he was charged with violating is inapplicable to the facts of the case; (2) that he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; and (3) that the trial court erred in refusing to strike…