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IN RE M.G.

No. 1-97-1440.

703 N.E.2d 594 (1998)

301 Ill. App.3d 401

234 Ill.Dec. 733

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

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

November 20, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sidley & Austin, Stephan V. Beyer, Tamar B. Kelber, Chicago, for Respondent-Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, James E. Fitzgerald, Michelle Katz, of counsel), for Petitioner-Appellee.

Steven A. Drizin, Children and Family Justice Center of the Northwestern University Leal Clinic, Chicago, for amicus curiae.

Justice GREIMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Respondent M.G., a 13-year-old, challenges his adjudication of delinquency and disposition pursuant to section 5-36 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (commonly known as the Violent Juvenile Offender Act) (705 ILCS 405/5-36 (West 1996)), for aggravated discharge of a firearm (720 ILCS 5/24-1.2(a)(2) (West 1996)). M.G. argues (1) that the mandatory disposition provision of the Violent Juvenile Offender Act violates...

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