People v. Powell

PRESIDING JUSTICE NASH

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant, Jeremiah Powell was convicted of aggravated battery to a child (111. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 12— 4.3) and sentenced to an extended term of 14 years’ imprisonment. He appeals, contending that the trial court erred: (1) in refusing to appoint counsel other than the public defender; (2) in ruling that his 11-year-old conviction for deviate sexual assault was admissible for impeachment purposes; (3) in excluding hearsay statements falling within the exception for declarations against penal interest;…