IN RE J.W.

No. 1-01-2703.

804 N.E.2d 1094 (2004)

346 Ill. App.3d 1

281 Ill.Dec. 799

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

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

Rehearing Denied January 27, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney, County of Cook, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Alan Spellberg, and Annette Collins, of counsel), for Petitioner-Appellee.

Michael J. Pelletier, State Appellate Defender, Chicago (Sarah Curry, of counsel), for Respondent-Appellant.


Justice McBRIDE delivered the opinion of the court:

J.W. was prosecuted under the "extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecutions" provision of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (705 ILCS 405/5-810 (West 2000))(EJJ statute) for the stabbing of her mother. A jury convicted her of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(West 2000)). The court sentenced her to juvenile detention for a minimum of five years as required under section 5-750(2) of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987...

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