People v. Murry

PRESIDING JUSTICE BOWMAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant, Erick Murry, was found guilty of the unlawful possession of a controlled substance (720 ILCS 570/402(c) (West 1996)). Defendant appeals, arguing that his conviction should be reversed and the cause remanded for a new trial because a per se conflict of interest arose when his attorney represented both defendant and two codefendants during preliminary hearings. We disagree, and we affirm.

Defendant, codefendant Shenell Washington and codefendant Joaquin Smith were all charged by information with the…