People v. Alexander

Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of residential burglary and possession of burglary tools. Defense counsel did not have a per se conflict of interest. Although she had appeared on behalf of the State at Defendant's guilty-plea hearing in an unrelated case more than 10 years earlier, she was never involved in the prosecution of Defendant in this criminal proceeding. Her prior work as a prosecutor, with no evidence that it was related in any way to the current prosecution, was not a per se conflict of interest. (TURNER and CAVANAGH, concurring.)