People v. Ray

Respondent Pamela Ray appeals from the judgment of the Circuit Court of St. Clair County terminating her parental rights to her three children, Gregory Ray, age 6, Tamidj Agnew, age 5, and Latresha Ray a/k/a Latresha Agnew, age 2. Specifically, respondent attacks the constitutionality of section lD(f) of the Adoption Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 40, par. 1501D(f)), insofar as it provides that “° " ° a criminal conviction resulting from the death of any child by physical abuse ° ° constitutes a ground for a finding of parental unfitness.

The Department of Children and Family Services filed a…