Defendant was not deprived of effective assistance of counsel because defense counsel informed the court that defendant was a predicate felon. Counsel did so merely to explain the factual circumstances surrounding the proceedings and to apprise the court of defendant's objection to his predicate status, which indeed had no basis or merit.
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