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PEOPLE v. BENNETT

No. 85-3273.

162 Ill. App.3d 36 (1987)

515 N.E.2d 840

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LESLIE BENNETT et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

Rehearing denied November 4, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Richard E. Gade, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellants.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Thomas V. Gainer, Jr., James E. Fitzgerald, and Carl L. Gaines, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Affirmed in part, and reversed and remanded in part.

PRESIDING JUSTICE SULLIVAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a joint bench trial, defendants, Leslie and Wilbur Bennett, were convicted of residential burglary and each was sentenced to a term of four years. On appeal, both defendants contend that due to a conflict in their interests their joint representation by a single attorney resulted in the denial of their sixth amendment right to effective...

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