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PEOPLE v. WARD

No. 4-90-0386.

567 N.E.2d 642 (1991)

208 Ill. App.3d 1073

153 Ill.Dec. 684

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Stephen WARD, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

February 13, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Defender, Office of State Appellate Defender, Springfield, Jon McPhee, Asst. Defender, for defendant-appellant.

Donald D. Bernardi, State's Atty., Pontiac, Kenneth R. Boyle, Director, State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, Donna Dagnall, Staff Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

Justice STEIGMANN delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial, defendant, Stephen Ward, was found guilty of aggravated battery on a corrections officer (Ill.Rev.Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 12-4(b)(6)) and sentenced to an extended term of 10 years in prison. On appeal, defendant argues that he was denied his sixth amendment right to conduct his own defense. We agree and reverse.

In October 1989, an indictment charged defendant with two counts of aggravated...

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