People v. Poole

Defendant was not denied effective assistance of counsel when his trial counsel did not move to sever the posssession-of-a-firearm-by-a-felon charge from charges of aggravated battery with a firearm and aggravated discharge of a firearm. A defense decision not to seek a severance is a matter of trial strategy. A defendant convicted of multiple offenses may be sentenced to extended-term sentence only on those offenses within the most serious class. Defendant cannot be sentenced to an extended term if the most serious offense convicted does not allow extended term. (STEIGMANN and APPLETON, concurring.)