People v. Burns

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SIMON

delivered the opinion of the court:

At issue is whether the juvenile court judge abused his discretion in deciding that the defendant Myra Burns, a minor, should remain under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court and that prosecuting her under the criminal law for her alleged role in the armed robbery and murder of Abraham Abdallah in Chicago on May 27,1977, would not be in the best interest of the minor defendant or of the public.

We believe this is the first time in Illinois that a reviewing court has considered whether a juvenile court judge abused his discretion…