People v. Williams

Defendant, Kelly B. Williams, and his co-defendant, Paul Nichols, were convicted of the murder of Joseph Mosley following a joint jury trial in the Circuit Court of St. Clair County. Defendant was sentenced to a term of 25 to 75 years.

On appeal, defendant contends that (1) the joint representation of himself and co-defendant, Paul Nichols, by the public defender s office denied him effective assistance of counsel; (2) the denial of his motion for severance denied him Ms right to confrontation; (3) the court abused its discretion in denying his motion for mistrial; and (4) the court abused its…