People v. Coleman

In a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant Ernest Coleman was found guilty of the offense of unlawful use of a weapon and was sentenced to a term of one year in the Cook County jail. Defendant Patrick McWhorter pleaded guilty in the circuit court of Cook County to the offense of attempted theft by deception and was sentenced to a term of one year in the House of Correction. Each defendant has raised the issue of the failure of the trial court to advise him of his right to counsel. The appeals have been consolidated for argument and opinion.

Coleman was arrested on…