People v. Fife

The defendant, Gregory Fife, was found guilty of the unlawful delivery of more than 30 grams but less than 500 grams of a substance containing cannabis (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 561/2, par. 705(d)) by a jury in the circuit court of Menard County. On its own motion, the appellate court remanded to the circuit court for an evidentiary hearing to determine whether defendant’s court-appointed trial counsel had a conflict of interest. At the hearing, defendant’s trial counsel testified she thought she had informed him that she was a special assistant Attorney General — limited to workmen’s…