People v. Jones

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE MEJDA

delivered the opinion of the court as modified upon denial of petition for rehearing:

Defendant, Ernest A. Jones, pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawful use of weapons (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 24 — 1(a)(4)) and was sentenced to 1 year’s probation and fined $100. On appeal he initially contends that the trial court erred in accepting his waiver of the right to counsel. Since we agree, it is not necessary to consider defendant’s remaining contentions.

The record reflects that when defendant’s case was called he appeared without counsel. The following colloquy…