Legal Opinion

People v. Serna

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided December 26, 1978No. 77-1903PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Downing

The respondent, a 15-year-old boy at the time of the proceedings below, appeals an order of the circuit court of Cook County which revoked his supervision, found him delinquent, adjudged him a ward of the court, and committed him to the Department of Corrections.

The issues on appeal are: (1) whether the conditions of supervision imposed by the court following the respondent’s admission to the charge of criminal damage to property (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 21 — 1(a)) were unconstitutionally vague; and (2) whether the trial court erred in ordering the respondent’s commitment to the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  3. McKeiver v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Giaccio v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  5. Cramp v. Board of Public Instruction of Orange Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Bastian v. Personnel BoardAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982
  2. People v. A. M.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1981
  3. People v. SusberryAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
  4. People v. BrownAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
  5. People v. ClarkAppellate Court of Illinois · 2000

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