IN RE JUSTIN T.

No. 1-96-3075.

684 N.E.2d 930 (1997)

291 Ill. App.3d 872

225 Ill.Dec. 939

In re JUSTIN T., a Minor, (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, Office of the Cook County Public Guardian, Respondent-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District.

August 27, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick T. Murphy, Public Guardian of Cook County, Chicago (Lee Ann Lowder and Amina Saeed, of counsel), for appellants.

Richard A. Devine, Cook County State's Attorney, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Elizabeth A. Scholz, Stephanie D. Callas, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellee.


Presiding Justice COUSINS delivered the opinion of the court:

The minor, Justin T., by his attorney and guardian ad litem, appeals from an order of the circuit court granting the State's motion to dismiss the petition for adjudication of wardship filed on behalf of the minor without first appointing an attorney and guardian ad litem to represent the minor. On appeal, the minor argues that the court's refusal to appoint a guardian ad litem for...

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