In Re Griffin

John Griffin was adjudicated a delinquent and a ward of the court in the circuit court of Cook County. He was 12 years old at the time of adjudication, but had turned 13 before a dispositional order was entered. The disposition decided upon by the court was commitment to the Department of Corrections pursuant to section 5— 2(1)(a)(5) of the Juvenile Court Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 37, par. 705 — 2(1)(a)(5)), which provides for such commitment of a delinquent minor “if he is 13 years of age or older ***.” The appellate court, holding that the statutory age requirement was satisfied…