Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Right to Counsel
Defendant was not properly admonished under Rule 401(a) prior to waiving his right to counsel, Admonishing a defendant as to possible penalties for most serious crime with which charged is especially important where, due to prior convictions, a defendant faces mandatory Class X sentencing. Defendant was not informed of the maximum sentence of 30 years as Class X sentence, and was twice misinformed of sentencing range.(McLAREN, concurring; BIRKETT, concurring in part and dissenting in part.)