People v. DeCarlis

Defendant, Thomas DeCarlis, appeals his conviction and sentence for attempt (armed robbery). The central issue on this appeal is whether the defendant was denied effective assistance of counsel when his privately retained attorney made no motion for discharge under the Illinois speedy trial act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 103—5(b)), and failed to object to the introduction of allegedly immaterial evidence.

The general rule in Illinois is that a conviction will be reversed due to incompetence of privately retained counsel only where the representation is of such a low caliber as to…