People v. Sneed

A petition for adjudication of wardship was filed against the respondent alleging that he had committed two separate armed robberies. On October 2,1974, respondent, pursuant to a negotiated agreement, entered an admission to the first count of the petition and the second was dismissed. Based upon his admission, respondent was found to be delinquent, declared a ward of the circuit court and, after a dispositional hearing, committed to the Department of Corrections.

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Respondent raises several reasons to support his contention that he was denied the protection of the Juvenile Court Act and due…