People v. Smith

PRESIDING JUSTICE INGLIS

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Stuart I. Smith, was convicted after a bench trial in the circuit court of Kane County of one count of burglary (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 19 — 1 (now 720 ILCS 5/19 — 1 (West 1992))). He was sentenced to an extended term of 10 years’ imprisonment, and he thereafter filed a timely appeal. In this court, defendant argues (1) that the trial judge erred to defendant’s prejudice by denying him the right to present closing argument at trial; (2) that his appointed counsel abdicated her responsibility at trial when she…