People v. Washington

PRESIDING JUSTICE THEIS

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant Jonathan Washington was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment. On appeal, defendant contends that: (1) the trial court committed reversible error when it refused to instruct the jury on the lesser included offense of theft; (2) he was denied his sixth amendment right to effective assistance of counsel where counsel failed to request that the trial court answer a question submitted by the jury during deliberations; and (3) he was denied his right to a fair trial when the…