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IN RE JONES

No. 60776.

34 Ill. App.3d 603 (1975)

340 N.E.2d 269

In re BRYANT JONES, a Minor. — (THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Petitioner-Appellee, v. MELVYN ALLEN, Respondent-Appellant.) In re CRYSTAL HYMN JONES, a Minor. — (THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Petitioner-Appellee, v. MELVYN ALLEN, Respondent-Appellant.)

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

December 9, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth N. Flaxman, of Durham, North Carolina, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Sheldon Gardner and Alan L. Fulkerson, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE LEIGHTON delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal is by a putative father who while serving a penitentiary sentence of 15 to 25 years was found an unfit parent because during his imprisonment he failed to maintain a reasonable degree of interest, concern and responsibility for the welfare of his illegitimate children. The finding was made after petitions were filed praying for an order terminating the inmate's parental...

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