People v. Slaughter

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE ALLOY

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Will County, the defendant, Ernie Slaughter, was found guilty of escape and intimidation and was sentenced to concurrent terms of six years for escape and four years for intimidation. These sentences are to be served consecutive to a prior term imposed by the Circuit Court of Cook County.

On appeal, the defendant raises a number of issues: (1) whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying the defendant’s motion to substitute counsel, or, in the alternative, in denying the…