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People v. Yost

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided October 21, 2021No. 126187PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

2021 IL 126187

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (Docket No. 126187) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. MICHAEL S. YOST, Appellee. Opinion filed October 21, 2021. JUSTICE CARTER delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Anne M. Burke and Justices Garman, Theis, Neville, Michael J. Burke, and Overstreet concurred in the judgment and opinion. OPINION ¶1 In Illinois, a per se conflict of interest requires automatic reversal of a criminal conviction unless the defendant waives the conflict. See, e.g., People v. Peterson,

2017 IL 120331, ¶ 104. This…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Mickens v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  2. People v. KrankelIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
  3. The People v. StovalIllinois Supreme Court · 1968
  4. People v. CosletIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
  5. People v. WilliamsIllinois Supreme Court · 2003

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  4. People v. ZirkoAppellate Court of Illinois · 2021
  5. People v. BoswellAppellate Court of Illinois · 2023

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