Court Opinion

ID: 9884294
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-10-06 02:51:40.756871+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:38:11.668043
License: Public Domain

MR. JUSTICE GOLDENHERSH, specially concurring: For reasons adequately stated in the opinion of the appellate court in People v. Ellis, 10 Ill. App. 3d 216, I would hold that the provisions of section 2—7(1) of the Juvenile Court Act are violative of section 18 of article 1 of the constitution of 1970. The record shows, however, that these defendants were tried, convicted and sentenced prior to the effective date of the constitution of 1970. Under these circumstances there is no basis for retroactive application and I concur in the decision to affirm the judgments and remand the cause for resentencing.