1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. N.E.2d
  4. 661 N.E.2d
  5. 661 N.E.2d 1148 (1996)
 

IN RE B.C.

No. 5-95-0246.

661 N.E.2d 1148 (1996)

277 Ill. App.3d 1085

214 Ill.Dec. 703

In re B.C. et al., Minors (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellant, v. B.C. et al., Respondents-Appellees).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

February 8, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Haine, State's Attorney, Edwardsville, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Gerry R. Arnold, Staff Attorney, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for Appellant.

Daniel M. Kirwan, Deputy Defender, Rita K. Peterson, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Fifth Judicial District, Mt. Vernon, for Appellees.

Justice CHAPMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

On March 17, 1995, the minors B.C. and T.C. were charged with delinquency for committing the criminal offense of hate crime. Based upon the parties' stipulated facts, the juvenile court granted the minors' motion to dismiss the petitions. The court ruled that the petitions failed to state a cause of action because (1) the alleged victim was not a member of a protected class, and (2) an element of the crime charged...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases