People v. Graves

Following a jury trial, defendant, James Graves, was found guilty and concurrently sentenced to 22 years’ imprisonment for armed robbery, 22 years for home invasion, 10 years for residential burglary, four years for aggravated battery, and three years for unlawful restraint. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, pars. 18 — 2, 19 — 3, 12 — 11, 12 — 4, 10-3.

The following issues are raised on appeal: (1) whether the court erred in allowing defendant to exercise his constitutional right to pro se representation; (2) whether the court erred in allowing defendant to continue his pro se representation…