People v. Caffey

Respondent, Linwood Caffey, was charged with the crime of armed robbery in a petition filed in the juvenile division of the circuit court of Cook County. Respondent was found delinquent and adjudged a ward of the court. After a dispositional hearing, he was committed to the Department of Corrections. Respondent appeals contending that the State failed to meet its burden of proving that he was under 17 years of age at the time of the offense.

We remand the cause for a hearing to determine the age of respondent at the time of the offense.

A petition for adjudication of wardship was filed on…