People v. Taylor

Justices Freeman, McMorrow, Fitzgerald, Kilbride, Garman, and Karmeier concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

This appeal presents the question of whether a minor who has been adjudicated delinquent in proceedings conducted under article V of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (hereinafter, the Juvenile Court Act or Act) (705 ILCS 405/5 — 101 et seq. (West 1998)) is considered a “person convicted of a felony” for purposes of the offense of escape as set forth in section 31 — 6(a) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (hereinafter, the Code or the escape statute) (720 ILCS 5/31 — 6(a) (West 1998)).

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