People v. Taylor

The petitioners, Dorothy Taylor (Dorothy) and her nephew, Andre Taylor (Andre), filed separate petitions in the circuit court of Cook County under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 122—1 et seq.) and requested an evidentiary hearing on the following contentions: (1) trial counsel acted under a conflict of interest in jointly representing petitioners at trial; and (2) trial counsel’s representation was ineffective. The court held a hearing, after which it denied both petitions.

On appeal, Dorothy contends that: (1) she was denied effective assistance of counsel…