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PEOPLE v. WOODRUFF

No. 15866.

85 Ill. App.3d 654 (1980)

406 N.E.2d 1155

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DONALD WOODRUFF, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed July 2, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Wilson and Lawrence Bapst, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Springfield, for appellant.

C. David Vogel, State's Attorney, of Pontiac (Gary J. Anderson and Darryl Pratscher, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE MILLS delivered the opinion of the court:

Must a trial judge advise a defendant of his right to defend pro se?

No.

We affirm.

Woodruff was charged with four counts of aggravated battery and three counts of battery. A jury convicted him of one count of aggravated battery and three counts of battery. He was then sentenced to 10 years for the...

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