IN RE GATES

No. 76-544.

57 Ill. App.3d 844 (1978)

373 N.E.2d 568

In re ELECE GATES, a Minor. — (THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Petitioner-Appellee, v. SUSIE GATES, Respondent-Appellant.)

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed February 10, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Parker, of Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation, Inc., of East St. Louis, for appellant.

Clyde L. Kuehn, State's Attorney, of Belleville (Bruce D. Irish and Martin N. Ashley, both of Illinois State's Attorneys Association, of counsel), for the People.


Affirmed in part and reversed in part.

Mr. JUSTICE KARNS delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from an order of the Circuit Court of St. Clair County finding Elece Gates to be a neglected child, terminating the parental rights of Elece's natural mother, Susie Gates, and appointing Richard S. Layman as the child's guardian, with the power to consent to adoption.

Appellant, Susie Gates...

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