Presiding Justice TURNER delivered the opinion of the court:
In summer 2003, the State charged defendant with unlawful use of a weapon by a felon (720 ILCS 5/24-1.1(a) (West 2002)), armed robbery (720 ILCS 5/18-2(a)(1) (West 2002)), and home invasion (720 ILCS 5/12-11(a)(3) (West 2002)). Shortly after his arrest, the trial court appointed the public defender to represent defendant. Before opening statements at his January 2004 bench trial, defendant elected to proceed...
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