People v. Leib

Defendant was found guilty of being a child sex offender in a school zone in violation of section 11-9.3(a) of the Criminal Code. He appealed, arguing he was not found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt because the State failed to establish that he was on “real property comprising any school.” The appellate court affirmed. The Supreme Court also affirmed, finding that the property at issue, a parking lot used for school purposes, was “real property comprising any school” and that the evidence supported the reasonable probability that defendant was aware he was on school property. (GARMAN, THEIS, MICHAEL J. BURKE, and CARTER, concurring, and ANNE M. BURKE, and NEVILLE, dissenting.)