State v. Kennedy

The defendant, Walker Edward Kennedy, appeals from a judgment and sentence entered pursuant to a jury verdict of guilty of robbery and a special finding that he was armed with a deadly weapon.

The appeal raises three issues: (1) Was the search of the house wherein defendant was found illegal as the product of an illegal arrest? (2) Did the trial court err in denying the defendant’s motion to exclude the panel of prospective jurors who witnessed a portion of the related proceedings? (3) Was the defendant denied his right to effective counsel when the same counsel represented two of the three…