People v. Frazier

Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Illinois Vehicle Code
Citation
Case Number: 
2016 IL App (1st) 140911
Decision Date: 
Monday, August 15, 2016
District: 
1st Dist.
Division/County: 
Cook Co., 1st Div.
Holding: 
Affirmed.
Justice: 
CUNNINGHAM

Defendant was convicted, after bench trial, of possession of a stolen motor vehicle. Motor scooter is a motor vehicle. As there was sufficient testimonial evidence for trier of fact to determine that motor scooter at issue met specifications of a motor vehicle, neither motor scooter itself nor a picture of it was required to find Defendant guilty of possession of  a stolen motor vehicle. Evidence showed that Defendant knew motor scooter was stolen. Defendant testified that he was familiar iwth motor scooters as he had previously owned one, and the motor scooter did not have license plate and its ignition had been removed.(CONNORS and HARRIS, concurring.)