People v. Reed

FIRST DIVISION

July 27, 1998

No. 1-96-3899

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

KEITH REED,

Defendant-Appellant.)))))))))

Appeal from the

Circuit Court of

Cook County

Honorable

Bertina Lampkin,

Judge Presiding.

Following a bench trial, defendant, Keith Reed, was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1), (a)(2) (West 1996)) and sentenced to 60-years' imprisonment. On appeal, he contends: (1) he was denied his sixth amendment right to counsel when the trial court ordered his attorney to withdraw from the case; (2) his trial counsel provided ineffective…