People v. Vargas

delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

Justices Joseph Gordon and Howse concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

In this case, we must consider whether the trial judge gave adequate attention to a pro se defendant’s posttrial claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. Following a jury trial, defendant, Daniel Vargas, was found guilty of first degree murder, attempted first degree murder, and aggravated discharge of a firearm and ultimately sentenced to concurrent terms of 50, 26, and 6 years’ imprisonment. On appeal, he contends: (1) the trial court’s examination of the venire…