People v. Pearlie G.

This case contains the ingredients for an inevitable clash with the statutory call for prompt dispositions in juvenile court abuse and neglect cases: an unconscionably crowded court calendar, an abundance of lawyers vigorously representing their clients, the existence of a variety of statutory rights, and a conscientious but overworked trial judge.

Section 2 — 14 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (705 ILCS 405/2 — 14 (West 1992)) requires the dismissal of a petition alleging sexual abuse and neglect of children if the adjudicatory hearing is not held within 90 days of the day process is…