People v. P.S.B.

The respondent, P.S.B., a minor, appeals his adjudication of delinquency for two counts of aggravated assault, the trial judge’s refusal to find him an addict, and his commitment to the Department of Corrections rather than to a long-term remedial facility for chemical dependents.

The incidents leading up to this adjudication of delinquency occurred on April 16, 1987, when P.S.B. consumed about 12 cans of beer, 18 cans of malt liquor, several marijuana cigarettes, and speed. He later ended up with five others in an automobile. There he threatened another male passenger by holding a knife to…