In a consolidated appeal, respondent appealed circuit court judgments revoking the stays of adult sentences in eight separate juvenile jurisdiction proceedings. On appeal, respondent argued that the judgments must be vacated because the hearing on the petitions to revoke was heard in absentia without the court having given the proper admonishments and without sufficient notice. Respondent also contested the evidentiary support for the court’s determination that he committed a new offense warranting the revocation of the stays of his adult sentences. The appellate court vacated five out of the eight cases at issue, finding that there was a lack of proper admonishment. For the remaining cases, the appellate court found respondent was properly admonished and that the trial court’s findings were not against the manifest weight of the evidence. (LAMPKIN and ROCHFORD, concurring)
Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Juvenile Proceedings