Justice RAPP delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant, Felchner N. Spotts, was convicted of aggravated battery (720 ILCS 5/12-4(b)(8) (West 1996)). He appeals, contending that the trial court erred by requiring him to pay $4,295.64 for the cost of his appointed private counsel without holding a hearing to consider defendant's ability to pay. Even though defendant failed to raise this issue in the trial court, the waiver rule does not apply because of the failure...
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