In re M.A.

Illinois Supreme Court
Criminal Court
Juvenile Sentencing
Citation
Case Number: 
2015 IL 118049
Decision Date: 
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
District: 
1st Dist.
Division/County: 
Cook Co.
Holding: 
Appellate court affirmed in part and reversed in part; circuit court affirmed.
Justice: 
THOMAS
Juvenile Respondent, then age 13, inflicted cuts on her 14-year-old brother with a kitchen knife during argument over a missing shower cap.Respondent was adjudicated delinquent, including for aggravated battery and aggravated domestic battery, and was ordered to register under the Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act. That Act does not violate substantive due process, procedural due process, or equal protection.(GARMAN and KARMEIER, concurring; BURKE, FREEMAN, KILBRIDE, and THEIS, concurring.)