PEOPLE v. J.F.

No. 1-12-3579.

10 N.E.3d 398 (2014)

2014 IL App (1st) 123579

381 Ill. Dec. 313

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. J.F., Respondent-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

May 7, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier and Shawn O'Toole , both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Anita M. Alvarez , State's Attorney, of Chicago ( Alan J. Spellberg , Mary P. Needham , and Kathryn A. Schierl , Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


OPINION

Presiding Justice HYMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 Respondent, J.F., was 15 years old when adjudicated delinquent for a forcible felony. She raises an equal protection challenge to her mandatory minimum probation term of five years required under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (Act) (705 ILCS 405/5-715(1) (West 2010)). The gist of her argument is that the mandatory minimum treats juveniles who commit forcible felonies...

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