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PEOPLE v. OWENS

No. 78-574.

69 Ill. App.3d 599 (1979)

388 N.E.2d 170

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DOUGLAS OWENS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (4th Division).

Opinion filed March 15, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph Ruebner and Gordon Berry, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Lee T. Hettinger and Mary Ellen Dienes, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Vacated and remanded.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE JIGANTI delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, the defendant, Douglas Owens, was found guilty of armed robbery and sentenced to a term of 10 to 20 years in the penitentiary. On appeal, the defendant argues he was denied the effective assistance of counsel because his attorney had represented the complaining witness in a prior criminal proceeding; that the trial...

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