(Court opinion corrected 2/5/20.) Respondent, age 15, pled guilty to several felony offenses and was adjudicated delinquent, and sentenced him to a term in Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (IDOJJ). Court methodically considered the most viable alternatives to a term in IDOJJ, but dismissed them as possibilities because several previous attempts to impose these alternatives had failed. Court received evidence that Respondent had the individualized need of correcting his poor decision making, and received evidence that services for this purpose were available in the IDOJJ. Thus, court properly conducted the review mandated by the Juvenile Court Act. No plain error in court allowing Respondent to return the stolen property, rather than imposing a $500 restitution bill. (CARTER, concurring; McDADE, dissenting.)
Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Juvenile Sentencing