The removal, as a security measure, of the pro se defendant's pen during a portion of the trial does not provide any basis for reversal. Defendant represented himself at trial with the assistance of a legal advisor. During the prosecutor's summation, a court officer directed the legal advisor to confiscate defendant's pen, based on indications that defendant had become "agitated." After the summation and a recess, defendant and his advisor objected in general terms to the...
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