People v. Daniels

Respondent appeals from an order revoking his probation and committing him to the Department of Corrections, Juvenile Division. His main contentions are that (1) the trial court lost jurisdiction of the cause by failing to hold a hearing on the alleged violation within the 15-day period mandated by section 5 — 3(4) of the Juvenile Court Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 37, par. 705 — 3(4)); and (2) the State failed to establish his accountability for the offense of aggravated battery.

The record reflects that in a prior, unrelated hearing, respondent had been found to be delinquent, declared a…