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IN RE G.S.

No. 1-88-0057.

194 Ill. App.3d 740 (1990)

551 N.E.2d 337

In re G.S., a Minor (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. G.S., a Minor, Respondent-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (6th Division).

Rehearing denied March 27, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randolph N. Stone, Public Defender, of Chicago (Thomas M. Donnelly, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Cecil A. Partee, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, James E. Fitzgerald, and Diann L. Doppelt, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Ruthanne DeWolfe and Diane Redleaf, both of Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago, of Chicago, for amicus curiae.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE McNAMARA delivered the opinion of the court:

Respondent G.S., a minor, appeals from a finding of delinquency based on an aggravated battery. He contends that commitment to the Department of Corrections, rather than referral for private psychiatric treatment, was an abuse of discretion, violating due process and the Juvenile Court Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 37, par. 701-1).

Robert Gordon, the 15-year-old victim, testified...

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