Tucker v. Tucker

This is an appeal from a juvenile proceeding conducted in the Circuit Court of Kankakee County which resulted in James Earl Tucker, a minor (hereinafter referred to as the defendant), being committed to the Department of Corrections after a finding had been made that he had violated the terms of his probation by committing the offense of disorderly conduct.

The facts pertinent to this appeal are as follows. On May 1, 1974, a petition was filed in the Circuit Court of Kankakee County praying that the defendant, then 12 years of age, be declared delinquent on the grounds that he had committed…