People v. Rhodes

Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of 1st degree murder. Neither of Defendant's assistant public defenders had any employment ties to the state's attorney's office at the time they represented Defendant.The mere possibility that Defendant's trial attorneys could potentially be called to testify as civilian witnesses against Defendant in a future unrelated criminal proceeding would not impact their professional obligations and loyalty to Defendant during their representation of him during his murder trial. (FITZGERALD SMITH and COBBS, concurring.)