People v. Smith

The instant appeal stems from a delinquency petition filed by the State which alleged that the respondent, Raymond Smith, was delinquent in that he committed the offense of robbery in violation of section 18 — 1 of the Criminal Code. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 18 — 1.) At the conclusion of the adjudicatory hearing, the respondent was found to be delinquent and thereafter was committed to the Department of Corrections. In seeking to reverse the juvenile court’s adjudication and his commitment, the respondent contends on review that (I) he was not proven delinquent beyond a reasonable…