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In re Henry B., 2015 IL App (1st) 142416

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In re HENRY B., a Minor (The People of the State of Illinois, 

Petitioner-Appellee, v. Henry B., Respondent-Appellant).

District & No. First District, Fifth Division

Docket No. 1-14-2416

Filed January 26, 2015

Held

(Note: This syllabus 

constitutes no part of the 

opinion of the court but 

has been prepared by the 

Reporter of Decisions 

for the convenience of 

the reader.)

An appeal by a juvenile respondent from the order of supervision 

entered under section 5-615 of the Juvenile Court Act following 

respondent’s trial on a petition for adjudication of wardship alleging 

that he committed an aggravated battery on another youth on a public 

way in violation of section 12-3.05(c) of the Criminal Code and a 

battery causing bodily harm in violation of section 12-3(a)(1) of the 

Code was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction, since the Illinois Supreme 

Court rules governing juvenile delinquency proceedings do not 

provide for appellate review of an interlocutory order in a case that has 

been continued under supervision.

Decision Under 

Review

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County, No. 13-JD-50162; the 

Hon. Richard Walsh, Judge, presiding.

Judgment Appeal dismissed.
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Counsel on

Appeal

Thomas A. Gibbons, of Palos Park, for appellant.

Anita M. Alvarez, State’s Attorney, of Chicago (Alan J. Spellberg, 

Annette Collins, and Veronica Calderon Malavia, Assistant State’s 

Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Panel JUSTICE McBRIDE delivered the judgment of the court, with 

opinion.

Presiding Justice Palmer and Justice Gordon concurred in the 

judgment and opinion.

 OPINION 

¶ 1 In this appeal, we consider whether an order of supervision entered pursuant to section 

5-615 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (705 ILCS 405/5-615 et seq. (West 2012)) after the 

minor respondent’s trial is appealable.

¶ 2 The State’s petition for adjudication of wardship alleged that 12-year-old respondent, 

Henry B., committed an aggravated battery upon Nicholas B. on a public way in violation of 

section 12-3.05(c) of the Criminal Code of 2012 (Code) (720 ILCS 5/12-3.05(c) (West 

2012)) and committed a battery causing bodily harm to Nicholas B. in violation of section of 

12-3(a)(1) of the Code (720 ILCS 5/12-3(a)(1) (West 2012)). Following a bench trial, the 

juvenile court judge directed a finding on the aggravated battery, entered a finding of guilty 

on battery, and continued the case under an order of supervision for a period of six months. 

¶ 3 On appeal, the minor seeks a reversal of the juvenile court’s order of supervision arguing 

that the State failed to prove battery beyond a reasonable doubt. Respondent contends the 

victim suffered no physical pain or injury as a result of the minor’s conduct.

¶ 4 The State responds that Illinois Supreme Court rules governing juvenile delinquency 

proceedings do not provide for appellate review of an interlocutory order in a case that has 

been continued under supervision. The State argues we lack jurisdiction over the 

respondent’s appeal. We agree and, for the reasons that follow, dismiss respondent’s appeal.

¶ 5 BACKGROUND 

¶ 6 The testimony presented at respondent’s trial disclosed the following. 

¶ 7 Nicholas B., the victim, testified that on August 11, 2013, at about 6:30 p.m., he was 

riding his bike in a park near his home. A young boy named Jason G.1

 approached Nicholas, 

pushed him off his bike, kicked him, and punched Nicholas in the stomach, chest, head, and 

back. 

 

1

Jason G., also referred to in the record as Jamison, was a co-offender, minor respondent who was 

tried separately and is not involved in this appeal. 
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¶ 8 Nicholas got back on his bike and was starting to ride away when Jason G. caught up 

with him and blocked his path. At this point, Jason G. called out to respondent Henry B. 

Nicholas identified Henry in court, knew Henry from school, and before this day had no prior 

problems with Henry. 

¶ 9 Henry grabbed the handlebars of Nicholas’s bicycle. Henry accused Nicholas of making 

some racist remarks about Henry, which Nicholas denied. Jason also accused Nicholas of 

saying something about Jason’s mother.

¶ 10 Nicholas moved away from the two boys, but Henry grabbed the handlebars of 

Nicholas’s bike and Nicholas “flew off” the bike and landed “pretty hard” on his hands. Both 

respondent and Jason were laughing at Nicholas after Nicholas fell to the ground. He was 

able to get up, but his bike did not work after that. Nicholas managed to walk the bike back 

to his home and told his mother what had happened at the park. 

¶ 11 Nicholas complained of having headaches and bruises on his chest and stomach after the 

incident. Nicholas also said his ears started ringing after the attack. Nicholas identified 

photos of his injuries but testified that Henry did not cause them. 

¶ 12 Derrick Egan testified that he saw Nicholas being restrained on his bike by two young 

boys at the park. 

¶ 13 Egan’s daughter, Miranda, also testified that she saw Henry and another boy pulling at 

Nicholas and his bike as Nicholas tried to free himself. 

¶ 14 Nicholas’s mother testified that her son came home crying after the incident and that he 

was suffering from an asthma attack. She gave him medication and an inhaler in order to get 

his asthma under control. Nicholas’s mother also identified photographs of her son’s injuries. 

She brought her son to the police station to report what had happened. 

¶ 15 The photographs, identified in court, showed scratches and bruising to Nicholas’s face, 

bruising to Nicholas’s shoulder, and that his kneecap was swollen and red. The photos also 

depicted Nicholas’s back area around his kidney, which was swollen, red, and cut; and 

Nicholas’s chest and neck area, which were also swollen, bruised, and red. 

¶ 16 Another witness, Christina Egan, did not see respondent hit Nicholas, but she saw Henry 

physically touch Nicholas, grab him, trying to get Nicholas off his bike. Christina also heard 

respondent tell the other boy to go after Nicholas and she saw respondent run after Nicholas. 

¶ 17 The respondent’s motion for a directed finding was granted as to the aggravated battery 

offense but denied as to the battery charge. No defense evidence was presented and the trial 

court found respondent guilty of battery. 

¶ 18 At the sentencing hearing, the parties waived the social investigation report. 

Respondent’s attorney requested supervision, pointing out that respondent had no other 

contacts with the court, was a good student, and volunteered at church. The State asked for 

probation based upon the nature of the attack and what it argued was respondent’s anger 

management issues. The juvenile court’s sentencing order did not enter either a finding of 

guilty or any judgment. The judge continued the case under supervision pursuant to section 

5-615(1)(b) of the Juvenile Court Act (705 ILCS 405/5-615(1)(b) (West 2012)) for a period 

of six months with certain conditions, including participation in counseling as needed and 

compliance with a previously entered restraining order. 

¶ 19 It is from this order of supervision that respondent appeals. 
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¶ 20 ANALYSIS 

¶ 21 In general, the appellate court has jurisdiction to review appeals from final judgments and 

does not have jurisdiction to review an interlocutory order, unless jurisdiction is specifically 

provided for by supreme court rule. In re J.N., 91 Ill. 2d 122, 126 (1982); In re A.M., 94 Ill. 

App. 3d 86, 88 (1981). 

¶ 22 Two supreme court rules provide for appeals in juvenile delinquency proceedings: Rule 

660(a) (Ill. S. Ct. R. 660(a) (eff. Oct. 1, 2001)) and Rule 662 (Ill. S. Ct. R. 662 (eff. Oct. 1, 

1975)).

¶ 23 Rule 660(a) deals with final judgments and provides that in juvenile delinquency 

proceedings “[a]ppeals from final judgments *** shall be governed by the rules applicable to 

criminal cases,” except where otherwise specifically provided. Ill. S. Ct. R. 660(a).

¶ 24 Rule 662 specifically provides for interlocutory appeals in delinquency proceedings, but 

only under limited circumstances–when a dispositional order had not been entered within 90 

days from either an adjudication of wardship or a revocation of probation or conditional 

discharge. See Ill. S. Ct. R. 662; In re Olivia C., 371 Ill. App. 3d 473, 475 (2007); In re 

Hershberger, 132 Ill. App. 3d 332, 334 (1985). Respondent does not contend that Rule 662 is 

applicable. 

¶ 25 Although the plain language of Rule 660(a) expressly incorporates the criminal appeal 

rules to delinquency proceedings, it does so only as to final judgments. In re B.C.P., 2013 IL 

113908, ¶ 5. 

¶ 26 Respondent contends that the order of supervision is a final judgment and therefore 

appealable. 

¶ 27 Here, however, the juvenile court judge’s order continuing the case for supervision 

contained no finding of guilty and no judgment order. It specifically states: “No finding of 

guilty or judgment entered.” Under these circumstances, we conclude that there is no final 

judgment. See Kirwan v. Welch, 133 Ill. 2d 163, 167 (1989) (“a disposition of supervision is 

not a final judgment,” because “supervision does not dispose of the proceedings on the 

underlying offense but merely defers the proceedings until the conclusion of the period of 

supervision”); In re A.M., 94 Ill. App. 3d at 89-90 (holding that an order of supervision of a 

minor was a continuance of the cause and did not finally dispose of the delinquency petition 

on the merits and was not subject to appellate review). 

¶ 28 People ex rel. Devine v. Stralka, 226 Ill. 2d 445 (2007), a decision upon which 

respondent relies, does not support his claim. In Stralka, the supreme court questioned the 

propriety of a trial judge’s vacatur of its previously entered finding of delinquency and 

dispositional order of probation. Id. at 456. That appeal actually involved the review of a 

final judgment. Because the order of supervision entered in this case is not a final judgment, 

Rule 660(a) does not confer this court with jurisdiction. 

¶ 29 Respondent further argues that jurisdiction lies with this court under Rule 604(b) (Ill. S. 

Ct. R. 604(b) (eff. Feb. 6, 2013)). 

¶ 30 Rule 604(b) provides: “A defendant who has been placed under supervision or found 

guilty and sentenced to probation or conditional discharge (see 730 ILCS 5/5-6-1 through 

5-6-4), or to periodic imprisonment (see 730 ILCS 5/5-7-1 through 5-7-8), may appeal from 

the judgment and may seek review of the conditions of supervision, or of the finding of guilt 
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or the conditions of the sentence, or both. He or she may also appeal from an order 

modifying the conditions of or revoking such an order or sentence.” Ill. S. Ct. R. 604(b).

¶ 31 Contrary to respondent’s claim, we find that Rule 604(b) by its own terms is not 

applicable to juvenile delinquency proceedings, but applies only when a sentence of 

supervision is entered under the adult criminal code. 730 ILCS 5/5-6-1 to 5-6-4 (West 2012). 

As outlined above, Rule 604(b) only addresses a supervision order entered in a criminal case 

pursuant to section 5-6-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections (730 ILCS 5/5-6-1(c) (West 

2012)).

¶ 32 Moreover, although Rule 660(a) provides that in delinquency proceedings, “[a]ppeals 

from final judgments *** shall be governed by the rules applicable to criminal cases” (Ill. S. 

Ct. R. 660(a)), we conclude it does not incorporate Rule 604(b), where the rule outlines 

appeals from orders of supervision which are interlocutory in nature. Therefore, Rule 604(b) 

does not apply to the supervision order entered here. 

¶ 33 Rule 604(b) does not apply for another reason. The rule as written does not allow for 

appellate review of a guilty finding under an order of supervision, but only a review of the 

“conditions of supervision.” Ill. S. Ct. R. 604(b). Although the rule allows for a review of the 

finding of guilty or “conditions of the sentence, or both,” this particular language is clearly 

limited to sentences of probation or conditional discharge where there is a finding of guilty 

and judgment entered, but not orders of supervision. Ill. S. Ct. R. 604(b). 

¶ 34 To the extent respondent relies upon In re Shatavia S., 403 Ill. App. 3d 414 (2010), In re 

T.W., 268 Ill. App. 3d 744 (1994), and In re D.R., 219 Ill. App. 3d 13 (1991), we note that 

each of those decisions involved the review of a condition of supervision, not a finding of 

guilty. See People v. Johnson, 174 Ill. App. 3d 812, 814 (1988) (finding appellate court had 

jurisdiction to review a condition of supervision under Rule 604(b)). 

¶ 35 The instant case concerns respondent’s attempt to appeal a finding of guilty, not a 

condition of the supervision, which finding was in fact never entered by the juvenile court 

judge. We need not decide the correctness of the appellate review of a minor respondent’s 

challenge to the “conditions of supervision” under Rule 604(b) because that issue is not 

before us. We observe though that the court in In re Shatavia S., 403 Ill. App. 3d at 417, 

limited its review to the “conditions” of an order of supervision, specifically an order 

requiring the respondent to pay restitution. The reviewing court was careful to point out that 

it was not reviewing a finding of guilty. Id.

¶ 36 Respondent also argues that the continuance of the case under supervision was a finding 

of delinquency, it disposed of the respondent’s case on the merits, it could have serious 

adverse consequences on the minor in the future and would otherwise preclude any minor 

“from ever obtaining review of a decision finding him or her guilty of a criminal offense 

following a trial on the merits.”

¶ 37 We are not persuaded by these arguments because there has been no finding of 

delinquency, there has been no finding of guilty of a criminal offense, and no judgment was 

entered. See In re A.M., 94 Ill. App. 3d at 88 (an order of supervision is merely a continuance 

of the proceedings upon prescribed conditions, it is an order entered without an adjudication 

of delinquency or wardship, and the order does not dispose of the merits of the State’s 

petition). 
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¶ 38 Finally, we point out that the nature of a supervision order is well established. In Welch, 

the supreme court observed: 

“When a defendant is placed on supervision, judgment on the charges and all further 

proceedings are deferred until the conclusion of the period of supervision. [Citation.] 

If the defendant successfully completes his supervision, the defendant is discharged 

and a judgment dismissing the charges is entered. [Citation.] A discharge and 

dismissal upon a successful conclusion of supervision is without an adjudication of 

guilt and does not result in a conviction for purposes of disqualification or disabilities 

imposed by law.” Welch, 133 Ill. 2d at 166. 

¶ 39 As an appellate court, we are bound to follow the Illinois Supreme Court rules as written, 

and only the Illinois Supreme Court has the constitutional power to modify the rules if it sees 

fit. See In re B.C.P., 2013 IL 113908, ¶ 1 (the supreme court, under its constitutional powers, 

modified its rules so as to allow the State to appeal an interlocutory order granting a motion 

to suppress). Applying the rules as written, we conclude the order of supervision entered in 

the juvenile proceedings is not appealable. 

¶ 40 CONCLUSION 

¶ 41 Based upon the above analysis, we find minor respondent may not bring an appeal 

challenging the issue of proof beyond a reasonable doubt after an order of supervision has 

been entered in a delinquency proceeding. The appeal must be dismissed for lack of this 

court’s jurisdiction.

¶ 42 Appeal dismissed.