People v. Esang

THIRD DIVISION DECEMBER 9, 2009 No. 1-07-2235 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County. ) v. ) No. 05 CR 18154 ) ASUQUO ESANG, ) Honorable ) Michael P. Toomin, Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding JUSTICE COLEMAN delivered the opinion of the court: Following a jury trial in which he acted as his own counsel, Asuquo Esang was convicted of aggravated battery of a police officer and resisting arrest and sentenced to two concurrent two- year terms of imprisonment. He seeks reversal of his convictions, asserting that (1) the…