People v. Brown

The defendants, Lorraine Brown and Leonard Dismuke, were jointly tried before, and convicted by, a jury in the circuit court of Peoria County for the crime of felony theft. Brown was sentenced to 3 years’ probation with 90 days of periodic imprisonment. Dismuke was sentenced to a term of from 1 to 3 years in the penitentiary.

On this appeal, defendants contend: (1) the trial court erred when it refused to permit their attorney to withdraw as counsel for either one of them due to a conflict of interest; and (2) the evidence of the value of the stolen property does not sufficiently support a…