Legal Opinion
Johnny Lee Wilson v. Ernest Morris
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 5, 1984No. 81-2252PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESCHBACH, Circuit Judge.
The petitioner and a man named Stanley Tyler were charged with rape and armed robbery. When the two men appeared before an Illinois trial court for their preliminary examination, the prosecutor moved the court to hold a joint hearing. The attorney who represented both men objected, but the trial judge joined the cases only for the purpose of preliminary examination. The petitioner, who was subsequently convicted on the charges, contends that proof of these facts alone establishes that he was denied his Sixth Amendment right to counsel free from a conflict of interest.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Holloway v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- The People v. BonnerIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
- Magnolia Ross, Petitioner-Appellee-Appellant v. Robert Heyne and Theodore L. Sendak, Respondents-Appellants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
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