People v. Morrow

Petitioner, Harvey Morrow, was convicted of murder and attempted rape. This court affirmed those convictions on January 7, 1984. Petitioner was represented in both proceedings by the Cook County public defender. Petitioner subsequently filed a pro se post-conviction petition, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel both at trial and on appeal. Respondent filed a motion to dismiss the petition, and the office of the public defender subsequently filed a motion to appoint counsel other than the public defender due to the alleged conflict of interest caused by petitioner’s assertions, which…