People v. Peden

Following a jury trial, defendant James Peden was convicted of residential burglary and sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment. On appeal, defendant contends that (1) the trial court violated his sixth amendment right to counsel by interfering with his attorney-client relationship during trial, and (2) the State violated his fifth amendment right not to testify during closing arguments. In addition, defendant challenges his 10-year prison sentence and the constitutionality of section 40 — 5(7) of the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act (20 ILCS 301/40 — 5(7) (West 2004)), which…