People v. Jaime P.

At 17 years of age, respondent Jaime E was adjudicated guilty of aggravated arson under section 20 — 1.1(a)(3) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (720 ILCS 5/20 — 1.1(a)(3) (West 1998)), a Class X felony. She was sentenced in juvenile court to five years’ probation. Shortly after reaching her twenty-first birthday, respondent petitioned the trial court to terminate her probation upon the ground that the jurisdiction of the trial court had expired when she turned 21, thus terminating her probation. The trial court ruled that her probation did not automatically terminate. Respondent now appeals. She…