People v. Lewis

Defendant, Donald Edward Lewis, appeals an order of the circuit court of Champaign County, entered October 28, 1980, transferring him from the Department of Corrections juvenile division to its adult division. The order was entered pursuant to sections 3 — 10—7(a) and 5 — 8—6(c) of the Unified Code of Corrections (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, pars. 1003 — 10—7(a), 1005 — 8—6(c)), which provide for such transfer of inmates when they reach their 17th birthday. Defendant asserts the court erred (1) in denying his request for a continuance of the hearing at which the order was entered, and (2)…