PEOPLE v. COLEMAN

No. 5-96-0099.

703 N.E.2d 137 (1998)

301 Ill. App.3d 290

234 Ill.Dec. 525

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael COLEMAN, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

November 20, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Kirwah, Deputy Defender, Janet Gandy Fowler, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Mt. Vernon, for Defendant-Appellant.

William Haine, State's Attorney, Edwardsville, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Gerry R. Arnold, Staff Attorney, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for Plaintiff-Appellee.


Justice KUEHN delivered the opinion of the court:

This case examines what happens when counsel is blind to his duty of undivided loyalty and insists upon representing several people with interests that unmistakably conflict. It underscores why the representation of people whose interests are at odds is a decidedly bad practice that lawyers should try to avoid.

After a jury trial, defendant was found guilty on five separate counts of first-degree murder. He...

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