In January 2006, a jury convicted defendant, Leon Palmer (who had earlier waived his right to counsel and had chosen to represent himself), of residential burglary (720 ILCS 5/19-3 (West 2000)). The trial court later sentenced him to 30 years in prison to be served consecutively with a sentence he had been serving.
Defendant appeals, arguing that (1) because...
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