PEOPLE v. UNDERWOOD

No. 49966.

72 Ill.2d 124 (1978)

378 N.E.2d 513

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. STEVEN UNDERWOOD, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 26, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Springfield, and Richard M. Baner, State's Attorney, of Eureka (Donald B. Mackay and Melbourne Noel, Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, and Robert C. Perry and Jane F. Bularzik, of the State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of Springfield, of counsel), for the People.

Brian M. Nemenoff, of Peoria, for appellee.


Appellate court affirmed in part and reversed in part; circuit court affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE MORAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Steven J. Underwood, was convicted of aggravated battery and sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less than 2 nor more than 6 years. The defendant was 15 years old at the time the offense was committed. The office of Court Services for Woodford County filed a petition to adjudge the defendant a ward of the court...

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