PEOPLE v. REED

No. 1-96-3899.

698 N.E.2d 620 (1998)

298 Ill. App.3d 285

232 Ill.Dec. 529

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Keith REED, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

July 27, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago (Donna Finch, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, James Fitzgerald, Jessica R. Ball, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.


Justice SHEILA M. O'BRIEN delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, defendant, Keith Reed, was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1), (a)(2) (West 1996)) and sentenced to 60-years' imprisonment. On appeal, he contends: (1) he was denied his sixth amendment right to counsel when the trial court ordered his attorney to withdraw from the case; (2) his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance; (3) the trial court...

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