People v. Morissette

PRESIDING JUSTICE LINN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, defendant, Sherman Morissette, was convicted of armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 18 — 2(a)) and armed violence (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 33A — 2). Morissette represented himself pro se at trial. At sentencing, Morissette was adjudged an habitual criminal and, pursuant to the Habitual Criminal Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 33B — 1), was sentenced to the Illinois Department of Corrections for a term of life imprisonment without parole.

On appeal Morissette contends that the…