Legal Opinion
People v. Hardin
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided December 1, 2005No. 99696 RelPublished
1Opinion of the Court 1
Docket No. 99696–Agenda 14–September 2005.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. TOMMY O. HARDIN, Appellant.
Opinion filed December 1, 2005.
2Opinion of the Court · FitzgeraldJustice Fitzgerald
The defendant, Tommy O. Hardin, was represented at trial by an assistant public defender. He was represented in postconviction proceedings by another assistant public defender. His postconviction attorney argued that his trial attorney was ineffective. The sole issue in this case is whether the simple fact that both attorneys were employed by the Du Page County public defender’s office necessitated an inquiry by the circuit court of Du Page…
3Cases cited30 opinions
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Holloway v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Wood v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- People v. EdwardsIllinois Supreme Court · 2001
- People v. GaultneyIllinois Supreme Court · 1996
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