PEOPLE v. SOUTH

No. 14539.

70 Ill. App.3d 245 (1979)

387 N.E.2d 1294

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GARY LEE SOUTH, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed April 18, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Wilson and Jeffrey D. Foust, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Springfield, for appellant.

C. Joseph Cavanagh, State's Attorney, of Springfield (Robert C. Perry, of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE MILLS delivered the opinion of the court:

The public defender represented defendant.

Conflict of interest under these facts?

No — we affirm.

South contends on appeal that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel because he was represented by the Sangamon County Public Defender while his alleged accomplice (who pleaded guilty and testified against South) was represented by an Assistant Public...

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