PEOPLE v. BURCHETTE

No. 1-90-0591.

628 N.E.2d 1014 (1993)

257 Ill. App.3d 641

195 Ill.Dec. 550

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Franklin BURCHETTE, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

Rehearing Denied February 9, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack O'Malley, State's Atty., Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, James Fitzgerald, Michelle Katz, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender, Office of State Appellate Defender, Chicago (Alan D. Goldberg, Charles Hoffman, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.


Justice RIZZI delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant, Franklin Burchette, was convicted on three counts of murder (Ill.Rev.Stat.1983, ch. 38, par. 9-1), and sentenced to natural life in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Defendant now appeals. We affirm.

The issues for review by this court are (1) whether defendant was afforded effective assistance of counsel on the basis that he did not receive conflict free representation...

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