People v. F.N.

This is an appeal by F.N., a minor, from an order of the circuit court revoking his probation and committing him to the juvenile division of the Department of Corrections (DOC). On appeal, F.N. claims that he is entitled to a new dispositional hearing because (1) the trial court failed to articulate a statutory basis for committing him to DOC, (2) the trial court failed to consider less restrictive alternatives to commitment to DOC, (3) the trial court abused its discretion in committing him to DOC, and (4) he was denied the effective assistance of counsel when his attorney continued to rely…