People v. Holmes

Defendant was convicted upon his plea of guilty to armed robbery. Sentence of eight to twenty years was imposed. He appeals.

Upon January 31, 1969, the date of the offense, defendant was 17 years of age. It is urged that the Juvenile Court Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 37, par. 702 — 2) is unconstitutional, and that the cause must be reversed for the reason that defendant was prosecuted as an adult rather than as a juvenile.

In People v. Ellis, 10 Ill.App.3d 216, 293 N.E.2d 189, this Court held that the Juvenile Court Act was unconstitutional as to those offenses committed after July 1, 1971,…