People v. Henry

State: Illinois

Court: 5th District Appellate

Docket No: 5-98-0421 Rel

Case Date: 03/14/2001

NOTICE
Decision filed 03/14/01. The text of this decision may be changed or corrected prior to the filing of a Petition for Rehearing or the disposition of the same.

NO. 5-98-0421

IN THE

APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS

FIFTH DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

JASON HENRY,

Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the
Circuit Court of
Madison County.

No. 97-CF-152

Honorable
David R. Herndon,
Judge, presiding.

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