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Illinois Supreme Court· 9/17/1982

In Re Griffin

Citations

  • 440 N.E.2d 852
  • 92 Ill. 2d 48
  • 64 Ill. Dec. 948
  • 1982 Ill. LEXIS 311

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  • holding that, even though the defendant was 12 at the time of offense, it was permissible for the trial court to continue the case for a dispositional hearing until the juvenile offender was 13 to enable the juvenile to be committed to the juvenile division of the Department of Corrections
  • holding that, even though the defendant was 12 at the time of offense, it was permissible for the trial court to continue the case for a dispositional hearing until the juvenile offender was 13 to enable the juvenile to be committed to the Juvenile Department of Corrections
  • finding \the only requirement [for commitment to the DOC] is that the minor be 13 years at the time the order of commitment is entered\
  • finding the only requirement for commitment to the DOC is that the minor be 13 years at the time the order of commitment is entered
  • finding \the only requirement [for commitment to the DOC] is that the minor be 13 years at the time the order of commitment is entered\
  • rejecting “[t]he argument that our holding will promote prosecutorial delays that are unnecessary, contrived, and in bad faith,” since “[a]n adequate safeguard against such delays *** will be the trial court’s sophisticated scrutiny of the ground for requests for continuance”

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Judges: Ward

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