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PEOPLE v. HAWKINS

No. 72-166.

17 Ill. App.3d 863 (1974)

309 N.E.2d 60

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JESSIE HAWKINS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

February 26, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Farrell, Deputy Defender, of Mt. Vernon, for appellant.

Robert H. Rice, State's Attorney, of Belleville, for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE CREBS delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant pleaded guilty to burglary in the Circuit Court of St. Clair County and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than two nor more than six years. In this appeal he contends that the then-existing Juvenile Court Act (Ill. Rev. Stat., ch. 37, sec. 702-7) denied him equal protection of the law and was unconstitutional in that it provided that 17-year-old boys...

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