PEOPLE v. NELSON

No. 3-01-0138.

784 N.E.2d 379 (2003)

336 Ill. App.3d 517

271 Ill.Dec. 161

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Delrico J. NELSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

January 23, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donna K. Kelly, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Ottawa, for Delrico Nelson.

John X. Breslin, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, William Poncin, State's Attorney, Terry A. Mertel, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, for the People.


Justice LYTTON delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Delrico J. Nelson, was charged with theft by receiving stolen property (720 ILCS 5/16-1(a)(4)(A) (West 2000)). The jury found him guilty and he was sentenced to five years' imprisonment. On appeal, the defendant challenges section 16-1(a)(4)(A) of the theft statute as unconstitutionally vague. We affirm.

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