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PEOPLE v. TUCKER

No. 1-06-2816.

889 N.E.2d 733 (2008)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Larry TUCKER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

May 27, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Public Defender, Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender, Chicago (Terry L. Campos, Assistant Appellant Defender, of counsel), for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney, Chicago (James E. Fitzgerald, Peter Fisher & Karisa F. Flores, of counsel), for Appellee.

Justice WOLFSON delivered the opinion of the court:

This case concerns a constitutional right so highly valued that harmless error analysis will not be applied to its violation. We refer to a criminal defendant's right to retained counsel of his choice.

Defendant Larry Tucker was convicted by a jury of two counts of criminal sexual assault. He was sentenced to two consecutive four-year terms in prison.

The main issue on appeal is whether the trial...

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