People v. Taylor

Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of aggravated domestic battery for beating his brother-in-law. Defendant forfeited review of errors he claimed had deprived him of a fair trial.  Ineffective assistance of counsel claims should be raised in postconviction proceedings where a better record can be made. Court conducted adequate Krankel inquiry into his pro se posttrial allegations of ineffective assistance of counsel. Sentence of 15 years was not excessive; Defendant committed offense while on parole, and had several prior criminal convictions, and was to be sentenced as Class X offender based on prior record.  (TURNER and STEIGMANN, concurring.)