People v. Smith

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE MILLS

delivered the opinion of the court:

A question of appealability.

We must dismiss.

This appeal is from an adjudication of wardship after a finding of neglect. The parents contend that the evidence presented at the adjudicatory hearing was insufficient to support the finding of neglect.

We cannot address that issue, however, because notice of appeal was not timely filed. Without such notice, we are without jurisdiction to entertain the appeal.

Here’s what the record reveals:

Adjudicatory order — August 2, 1978

Dispositional order — November 15, 1978

Notice of appeal —…