People v. Thomas

This is an appeal by Norman Eugene Thomas, a minor, from an order entered by the circuit court of Henry County which committed him to the Illinois Department of Corrections.

The factual situation which ultimately resulted in the minor’s commitment to the Illinois Department of Corrections had its inception when on June 12,1974, a petition was filed by the People which requested that the minor be adjudicated a ward of the court. The petition alleged that the minor was 13 years of age and had committed the offense of theft. An adjudicatory hearing was held on September 13, 1974, during which the…