IN RE RANDALL M.

No. 105137.

896 N.E.2d 309 (2008)

231 Ill.2d 122

In re RANDALL M., a Minor (The People of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Randall M., Appellee).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

September 18, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Springfield, Michael J. Waller, State's Attorney, Waukegan (Michael A. Scodro, Solicitor General, Michael M. Glick and Karl R. Triebel, Assistant attorneys General, Chicago, Norbert J. Goetten, Lawrence M. Bauer and Marshall M. Stevens, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, of counsel), for the People.

Thomas A. Lilien, Deputy Defender, Jaime L. Montgomery, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Elgin, for appellee.


OPINION

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

The issue is whether the appellate court properly construed the detention provisions contained in section 5-410 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (705 ILCS 405/5-410 (West 2006)). For the reasons that follow, we vacate the appellate court's decision and dismiss the appeal as moot.

BACKGROUND

The Trial Court

In April 2005, the State filed a delinquency petition...

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