Illinois Supreme Court· 1/20/2006

People v. Jordan

Citations

843 N.E.2d 870
218 Ill. 2d 255
300 Ill. Dec. 270
2006 Ill. LEXIS 4

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finding that the term “endangerment” in the statute defining the offense of child endangerment did not require conduct “ ‘that will result or actually results in harm, but rather to conduct that could or might result in harm’ ” (quoting Collins, 214 Ill. 2d at 215
reviewing court “must presume” that the circuit court “knows and follows” relevant statutory provisions, despite the trial court’s failure to mention key provisions
leaving a child unattended in a public place exposed her to unacceptable risks of harm from passersby
“charges resulting in dispositions of supervision may be treated as prior committed offenses for purposes of imposing subsequent penalties”
we presume the trial court knew and followed the law unless the record rebuts that presumption
\A young child unattended in a public setting is easy prey for social predators who may happen by.\

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Judges: Karmeier

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