People v. Woodward

The defendant, Peter Woodward, who was 15 years old at the time of the alleged homicide and 16 years old at the time of trial, was convicted as an adult of voluntary manslaughter in a jury trial and sentenced to 3-15 years’ imprisonment. He appeals.

Defendant contends that section 2 — 7(3) of the Juvenile Court Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 37, par. 702 — 7(3)) is unconstitutional because it does not set forth a specific burden of proof to be met prior to the transfer to adult jurisdiction; that the trial court violated the defendant’s constitutional rights by failing to choose a less…