People v. Henson

PRESIDING JUSTICE HUDSON delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 Defendant, James R. Henson, appeals from his conviction of two counts of burglary ( 720 ILCS 5/19-1(a) (West 2014)) and one count of possession of burglary tools ( 720 ILCS 5/19-2 (West 2014) ). Defendant raises three issues on appeal: (1) whether the trial court properly refused defendant's proposed jury instruction on theft as a lesser included offense of burglary; (2) whether the trial court conducted an adequate inquiry into defendant's pro se posttrial claims of ineffective assistance of counsel; and (3)…