People v. Stilley

Rochelle Stilley appeals from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Cook County finding that her daughter, Faith Augusta Stilley, was neglected pursuant to section 2 — 4(1) (a) of the Juvenile Court Act. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 37, §702 — 4(1) (a).

The issue on appeal is whether the State proved by a preponderance of the evidence that the child was neglected.

A petition of adjudication of wardship was filed on October 26; 1973, alleging the child was neglected “as to the care necessary to her well being.” The petition was filed as a result of Faith Stilley, aged four, having wandered from the…