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PEOPLE v. SOWEWIMO

No. 1-93-2771.

657 N.E.2d 1047 (1995)

276 Ill.App.3d 330

212 Ill.Dec. 702

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Abiodun SOWEWIMO, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

Rehearing Denied December 12, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julius Lucius Echeles, Chicago (Frederick F. Cohn, of counsel), for Appellant.

Jack O'Malley, State's Attorney, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, William Carroll, Catherine Chaskin, of counsel), for Appellee.

Presiding Justice COUSINS delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Abiodun Sowewimo was convicted in a bench trial of two counts of aggravated sexual assault, aggravated unlawful restraint, stalking, aggravated stalking, attempted first degree murder, and aggravated discharge of a weapon. On appeal, defendant alleges (1) he was denied his constitutional right to testify in his own behalf when the court and his trial lawyer pressured him to forego his testimony...

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