Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Right to Counsel
Defendant was convicted of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon. Defendant's waiver of conflict-free counsel was not knowing. Although he was aware of the existence of the conflict, he was not advised of the significance of the conflict. The court never advised Defendant that, due to counsel's representation of a witness, counsel could be reluctant to cross-examine witness in a way that would be adversarial to the witness' case but beneficial to Defendant's.(HUDSON and BURKE, concurring.)