Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Motions to Suppress
State filed petition for adjudication of wardship, alleging Respondent, age 9, committed first degree murder by repeatedly striking 14-month-old victim about the head. Court found Respondent unfit to stand trial and later discharge hearing found Respondent "not not guilty" of murder, and remanded Respondent to DHS for fitness restoration. As evidence against Respondent is not overwhelming and second statement to detective was basis for State's accountability argument, admission of statement is reversible error.(SCHWARM and CHAPMAN, concurring.)