People v. Stork

Case Date: 06/28/1999
Court: 2nd District Appellate
Docket No: 2-98-0667

People v. Stork, No. 2-98-0667

2nd District, 28 June 1998



THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

RANDY STORK,

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Lake County.

No. 98--CF--115

Honorable Christopher C. Starck, Judge, Presiding.

JUSTICE RAPP delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Randy Stork, appeals from his conviction of unlawful entry of school property by a child sex offender under former section 11--9.2 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (720 ILCS 5/11--9.2 (West Supp. 1997)) (the Act).(1) Following a stipulated bench proceeding, defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 24-months' probation. On appeal, defendant argues that section 11--9.3 is unconstitutional in that it (1) violates his right to procedural due process; (2) violates substantive due process by punishing innocent conduct; (3) is unconstitutionally vague; (4) criminalizes the status of being a former child sex offender, in violation of the eighth amendment (U.S. Const., amend. VIII); and (5) violates the proportionate penalties clause of the Illinois Constitution (Ill. Const. 1970, art. I,