People v. J.W.

J.W. was prosecuted under the “extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecutions” provision of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (705 ILCS 405/5 — 810 (West 2000)) (EJJ statute) for the stabbing of her mother. A jury convicted her of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9 — 1(a) (West 2000)). The court sentenced her to juvenile detention for a minimum of five years as required under section 5 — 750(2) of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (705 ILCS 405/5 — 750(2) (West 2000)) and the EJJ statute (705 ILCS 405/5 — 810(4)(i) (West 2000)). It further sentenced her to an adult sentence of 35 years’ imprisonment…