People v. Clay

Following a jury trial, defendant, Donna Jean Clay, was found guilty of willfully failing to file an Illinois income tax return for the taxable year 1985. (Ill. Rev. Stat., 1984 Supp., ch. 120, par. 13 — 1301.) She was sentenced to a 30-month term of probation with conditions, including a 60-day jail term, and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine.

Defendant appeals, pro se, and raises numerous issues involving her right to be represented at trial by competent counsel, the timeliness of her preliminary hearing, the adequacy of the information, the propriety of instructing or refusing to instruct the…