People v. Rasho

State: Illinois

Court: 4th District Appellate

Docket No: 4-09-0104 Rel

Case Date: 03/23/2010

Preview:NO. 4-09-0104 IN THE APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS FOURTH DISTRICT THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ASHOOR RASHO, Defendant-Appellant.

Filed 3/23/10

) Appeal from ) Circuit Court of ) Livingston County ) No. 07CF173 ) ) Honorable ) Jennifer H. Bauknecht, ) Judge Presiding. _________________________________________________________________ PRESIDING JUSTICE MYERSCOUGH delivered the opinion of the court: In November 2008, a jury found defendant, Ashoor Rasho, guilty of aggravated battery. In February 2009, the trial court Defendant

sentenced defendant to five years' imprisonment.

appeals, arguing the court abused its discretion by denying defendant his right of self-representation at trial. I. BACKGROUND On August 1, 2007, the State charged defendant by information with one count of aggravated battery (720 ILCS 5/124(b)(18) (West 2006) (as amended by Pub. Act 94-243,

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