PEOPLE v. ROBINSON

Nos. 50830, 50901, 51044.

79 Ill.2d 147 (1979)

402 N.E.2d 157

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. CHARLES ROBINSON, Appellant. — THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. JOE ISHMAN et al., Appellees. — THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. NICK CHARLES FREEMAN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Modified on denial of rehearing February 1, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Agostinelli, Deputy Defender, of Ottawa (Gary R. Garretson, Assistant Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Springfield, and Edward Petka, State's Attorney, of Joliet (Donald B. Mackay, Melbourne A. Noel, Jr., and Thomas C. Crooks, Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, of counsel), for the People.

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Springfield, and Clyde L. Kuehn, State's Attorney, of Belleville (Donald B. Mackay, Melbourne A. Noel, Jr., and Thomas C. Crooks, Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, and Raymond F. Buckley, Jr., of the State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of Mt. Vernon, of counsel), for the People.

John H. Reid, Deputy Defender, of the Office of the State Appellate Defender, of Mt. Vernon, for appellees.

Richard J. Wilson, Deputy Defender, of the office of the State Appellate Defender, of Springfield (Donald T. McDougall, Assistant Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Springfield, and Thomas J. Difanis, State's Attorney, of Urbana (Donald B. Mackay, Melbourne A. Noel, Jr., and Thomas C. Crooks, Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, of counsel), for the People.


Appellate court affirmed. Appellate court reversed; circuit court affirmed. Appellate court affirmed.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE GOLDENHERSH delivered the opinion of the court:

These consolidated cases present the question whether alleged conflicts of interests on the part of their public defender trial attorneys served to deprive defendants of the effective assistance of counsel.

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