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PEOPLE EX REL. DEVINE v. STRALKA

No. 102962.

877 N.E.2d 416 (2007)

226 Ill.2d 445

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois ex rel. DEVINE, Petitioner, v. The Honorable Paul STRALKA, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

October 18, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney, Chicago (James E. Fitzgerald, Alan J. Spellberg, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for petitioner.

Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Springfield (Roger L. Longtin, Catherine J. Casey, Special Assistant Attorneys General, of DLA Piper US LLP, Chicago, of counsel), for respondent Honorable Paul Stralka.

Edwin A. Burnette, Public Defender, Chicago (James S. Jacobs, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for minor respondent.

OPINION

Chief Justice THOMAS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion:

The question presented in this case is whether the circuit court exceeded its lawful authority when it vacated a juvenile delinquency finding over 11 months after the date the minor pled guilty and was sentenced for the offense. We must also consider whether mandamus relief would now be appropriate to compel the court to reinstate the delinquency finding.

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