People v. R.B.

Following a bench trial, 15-year-old defendant R.B. was convicted of aggravated battery and armed violence (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, pars. 12 — 4, 33A — 2), adjudicated a delinquent and sentenced to a four-year probation term pursuant to the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 37, par. 801 — 1 et seq.). On appeal, defendant raises the following issues: (1) whether an illegal seizure occurred prior to his formal arrest; (2) whether defendant’s statement was involuntary; (3) whether the youth officer was a material witness who should have been produced or whose absence…