PEOPLE v. PENA

No. 1-12-0586.

20 N.E.3d 758 (2014)

2014 IL App (1st) 120586

386 Ill. Dec. 382

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Daniel PENA, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

October 15, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier and Kathleen Weck , both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Anita M. Alvarez , State's Attorney, of Chicago ( Ahmed M. Baset , Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for the People.


OPINION

Justice HYMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 After a bench trial, defendant Daniel Pena appeals his conviction for aggravated battery of a peace officer, contending that the State failed to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt because the officer's testimony was not credible and was disputed by a videotape of the incident. Pena also contends that he was denied his constitutional right to self-representation, and...

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