PEOPLE v. CLEVELAND

No. 1-07-3116.

913 N.E.2d 646 (2009)

The PEOPLE of The State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bernie CLEVELAND, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

August 3, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anita M. Alvarez, State's Attorney (James E. Fitzgerald, Mary P. Needham, of counsel), Chicago, IL, for Appellee.

Patricia Unsinn, Deputy Defender, Office of State Appellate Defender (Gilbert C. Lenz, Assistant Appellate Defender of counsel), Chicago, IL, for Appellant.


Presiding Justice ROBERT E. GORDON delivered the opinion of the court:

After a bench trial, defendant was convicted of one count of possession of a controlled substance, and the trial court sentenced him to a prison term of five years. On appeal, defendant raises two issues. First, defendant claims that the trial court failed to admonish him concerning his waiver of counsel for his sentencing hearing. Second, defendant...

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