Justice SLATER delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant Robert Mallek was convicted of retail theft (720 ILCS 5/16A-3(a) (West 2002)) and was sentenced to an extended term of six years' imprisonment. On appeal the defendant contends that: (1) the trial court erred in failing to hold a fitness hearing; (2) he was deprived of a fair trial when the state elicited evidence of his post-arrest silence; and (3) the trial court erred in failing to consider the jury's...
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