People v. Henry
Case Date: 03/14/2001
Court: 5th District Appellate
Docket No: 5-98-0421 Rel
NO. 5-98-0421 IN THE APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS FIFTH DISTRICT
JUSTICE WELCH delivered the opinion of the court: The case against Jason Henry (defendant) began in juvenilecourt in Madison County, where defendant was charged, on September 3, 1996, withinvoluntary manslaughter for having struck the victim, Curtis Hurlbut, in theface, causing him to fall and strike his head on a concrete sidewalk, therebycausing his death. Defendant, represented by the public defender, pleaded guiltyto the charge, and on October 30, 1996, he was committed to the juveniledivision of the Department of Corrections for an indeterminate period. Such aperiod normally ends on the defendant |