People v. Wortham

BABCOCK, Judge.

Defendant, Quintín Keith Wortham, appeals the judgment of conviction on two counts of first-degree criminal trespass entered upon jury verdicts. On appeal, defendant claims that the trial court erred in denying his motion to sever the counts for separate trial, in admitting testimony concerning the wording on a rental sign, in instructing the jury on the culpable mental state required for conviction on the trespass charges, and in failing to ascertain on the record whether defendant wished to waive his right to testify. We affirm.

On May 29, 1982, at approximately 4:00 p.m.,…