Defendant was convicted of aggravated domestic battery and resisting a police officer. On appeal, defendant argued that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to file a motion to dismiss for a speedy-trial violation, that the trial court erred when it denied his requests to proceed pro se, that the trial court failed to admonish him under SCR 401, and that the trial court failed to follow the proper procedures under People v. Krankel. The appellate court affirmed, finding that the delays in trial were attributable either to the defendant or the Covid-19 pandemic, that there was no error with regard to defendant’s requests to proceed pro se because the record showed that he acquiesced to representation by counsel, that defendant was not prejudiced by the trial court’s incomplete admonishments, and that defendant’s claims regarding Krankel were without merit. (HOLDRIDGE and BRENNAN, concurring)
Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Criminal Procedure