The People v. DePoy

On July 27, 1966, a petition was filed in the juvenile division of the circuit court of Cook County charging that the defendant, John DePoy, was a delinquent minor. (111. Rev. Stat. 1965, chap. 37, pars. 701 — 1-708—4.) The petition resulted from defendant’s alleged participation in a teenage gang beating of Robert Gnutek which caused' his death. On July 29, 1966, a detention hearing (111. Rev. Stat. 1965, chap. 37, par. 703 — 5) was held in that court in which the court ruled that the seriousness of the charge warranted holding the defendant in custody of the State until his adjudicatory…