People v. Uran

The defendant, Richard Uran, was convicted of two counts of felony theft and four counts of possessing a motor vehicle or motor vehicle part with knowledge that the vehicle identification number (VIN) had been removed or falsified. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 16— l(a)(l); ch. 95½, par. 4 — 103(a)(4).) He was sentenced to concurrent terms of five years for each theft and three years for each motor vehicle offense. He appeals from his convictions, raising arguments related to the court’s denial of defense motions to suppress evidence. We affirm.

In a pretrial motion, the defendant sought…