Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
(Court opinion corrected 5/1/15.) Defendant was convicted, after bench trial, of second degree murder and aggravated battery, sentenced to 20 years. Under Illinois Supreme Court's 2014 decision in People v. Jolly, trial court committed reversible error by allowing State to rebut Defendant's pro se allegations at preliminary Krankel inquiry on Defendant's pro se ineffective assistance of counsel claim. (McBRIDE and REYES, concurring.)