People v. J.K.

Respondent, J.K., appeals from orders of the circuit court of Kane County adjudicating him a delinquent minor and a ward of the court and placing him on probation for one year. J.K. also appeals from the circuit court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence and quash his arrest; however, because we agree with J.K.’s contention that the circuit court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction, we need not address his contentions directed to the motion to suppress.

The record reveals the following facts. On November 12, 1987, J.K. broke into a neighbor’s home and stole a handgun. On January 16,…