People v. Randall M.

Chief Justice Fitzgerald and Justices Freeman, Kilbride, Garman, Karmeier, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

The issue is whether the appellate court properly construed the detention provisions contained in section 5 — 410 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (705 ILCS 405/5—410 (West 2006)). For the reasons that follow, we vacate the appellate court’s decision and dismiss the appeal as moot.

BACKGROUND

The Trial Court

In April 2005, the State filed a delinquency petition against Randall M. alleging one count of domestic battery. Randall admitted to the offense and was placed…