People v. Marsh

State: Illinois

Court: 1st District Appellate

Docket No: 1-00-1646 Rel

Case Date: 03/29/2002

SECOND DIVISION
March 29, 2002

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

CAYETANO MARSH,

Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the
Circuit Court of
Cook County.

Honorable
Michael B. Bolan,
Judge Presiding.

PRESIDING JUSTICE BURKE delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Cayetano Marsh appeals from an order of the circuitcourt entering judgment upon a jury's verdict finding him guilty offailing to report a change of his address in compliance with theSex Offender Registration Act (Act) (730 ILCS 150/6 (West Supp.2000)) and sentencing him to four years' imprisonment. On appeal,defendant contends that the penalty provision of the Act violatessubstantive due process, double jeopardy, and the proportionatepenalties clause of the Illinois Constitution (Ill. Const. 1970,art. I,