People v. Eicher

Respondent, Edward Eicher, was charged with the crime of aggravated battery in a petition filed in the juvenile division of the circuit court of Cook County. He was found delinquent and adjudged a ward of the court, after which an order was entered committing him to the Department of Corrections. On appeal respondent contends that the State did not meet its burden of proving that he had committed the offense before his 17th birthday. We must agree, and therefore reverse the judgment of the trial court.

The facts of the instant occurrence are not relevant to the sole issue before this court.…