Opinion ID: 2523874
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Plain Error

Text: ¶ 160 Jonathon procedurally forfeited appellate review of the trial court's error by failing to object. Pursuant to my dissent in People v. Allen, 222 Ill.2d 340, 361, 305 Ill.Dec. 544, 856 N.E.2d 349 (2006) (Freeman, J., dissenting, joined by McMorrow and Kilbride, JJ.), I conclude that the trial court's failure to hold a Boose hearing is reviewable under the second prong of the plain-error doctrine, which is based on fundamental fairness. Jonathon was denied a fair trial because a juvenile shackled without a showing of manifest need serves to erode the integrity of the judicial process and undermines the fairness of the juvenile proceeding. See id. ¶ 161 However, I agree with the court that section 5-101(3) of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (705 ILCS 405/5-101(3) (West 2004)) does not deny juveniles a right to a jury in juvenile proceedings because, in accordance with established law, juveniles do not have such a right. ¶ 162 Therefore, I would hold that, based on the second prong of the plain-error doctrine, the Boose error entitles Jonathon to a new juvenile proceeding. Accordingly, I dissent from the court's holding to the contrary. However, the new proceeding should be a bench hearing in accordance with established law.