Legal Opinion

People v. R. J. W.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided September 17, 1979No. 15418PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Green

Respondent minor, R. J. W., appeals from orders of the circuit court of Champaign County entered (1) on November 16,1978, finding him to be delinquent and committing him to the Department of Corrections, Juvenile Division, and (2) on November 21, 1978, refusing to vacate or modify the previous order. We reverse the portion of the orders making commitment to the Department of Corrections and remand for further disposition.

The pertinent portion of the unusual chronology of this case begins with an adjudicatory hearing on July 8, 1977, when the minor admitted the theft of a purse containing *16,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. FreemanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1964
  2. People v. WeathingtonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
  3. People v. McCasterAppellate Court of Illinois · 1974

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. F. D.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1980
  2. In Re FDAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
  3. People v. A. M.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1981
  4. In Re AMAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981

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