People v. C.T.

PRESIDING JUSTICE ROMITI

delivered the opinion of the court:

This case represents an appeal by the State of a juvenile court’s orders which denied the State’s request for a continuance and dismissed its petition for adjudication of wardship of a minor, C.T., on the grounds that an additional continuance would constitute a violation of due process. The sole issue presented for review is whether a juvenile court has the authority to dismiss such a petition, and if so whether dismissal was justified in the action under consideration here. We find that although a juvenile court has the power to…