People v. Martinez

PRESIDING JUSTICE STAMOS

delivered the opinion of the court:

Petitioner Robert Martinez appeals from the denial of his petition for a post-conviction hearing. In his post-conviction petition, Martinez raised one constitutional claim: that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel because of his attorneys’ conflicts of interest. Petitioner’s trial and appellate counsel had also represented a co-defendant who was separately tried and convicted for the same crimes. Further, one of petitioner’s trial attorneys had previously represented the State’s principal witness against petitioner.

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