People v. Watson

OPINION OF THE COURT

Kapnick, J.

In 2010, defendant was convicted of two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree and one count of resisting arrest, and was sentenced to an aggregate term of 20 years to life. On appeal, he raises three issues: (1) whether the trial court violated defendant’s right to counsel by disqualifying defense counsel; (2) whether the trial court violated defendant’s rights under the Confrontation Clause by precluding defense *97counsel from cross-examining a key witness regarding his past activities as a paid police informant; and (3) whether…