People v. Starks

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE GREEN

delivered the opinion of the court:

In a proceeding in the circuit court of Pike County, respondent Clarence Starks was found to be delinquent and was committed to the Juvenile Division of the Department of Corrections. He appeals, contending that error occurred in the adjudicatory proceedings in that (1) the record does not show that his admission of the commission of an act of delinquency was made with a knowledge of his constitutional rights and of the consequences of making the admission, and (2) the trial court failed to make an express finding that the best…