People v. Ortiz

Defendant was convicted of home invasion (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 12 — 11) in a bench trial and sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary. He raises the following issues on appeal: (1) he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) he did not understandingly waive his right to trial by jury; (3) he did not receive the effective assistance of counsel at trial; and (4) the trial court failed to consider mitigating circumstances and the rehabilitative potential of defendant in arriving at the 10-year sentence. We affirm.

The State presented four eyewitnesses to the offense.…