People v. Malchow
Case Date: 07/22/1999
Court: 2nd District Appellate
Docket No: 2-98-0576
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| People v. Malchow, No. 2-98-0576 2nd District, 22 July 1999 |
| THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CARL I. MALCHOW, Defendant-Appellant. | | Appeal from the Circuit Court of Lake County. No. 97--CF--3372 Honorable George Bridges, Judge, Presiding. | JUSTICE RAPP delivered the opinion of the court: Following a bench trial, defendant, Carl I. Malchow, was found guilty of failing to register as a sex offender as required by section 3(a)(2) of the Sex Offender Registration Act (730 ILCS 150/3(a)(2) (West Supp. 1997)). Defendant was sentenced to 18 months' conditional discharge, ordered to comply with the Sex Offender Registration Act, and fined $500. On appeal, defendant challenges the constitutionality of the Sex Offender Registration Act (730 ILCS 150/1 et seq. (West Supp. 1997)), arguing that it (1) violates the ex post facto clauses of the United States and Illinois Constitutions (U.S. Const., art. I, |