Illinois Supreme Court· 9/24/1992

People v. Ramey

Citations

604 N.E.2d 275
152 Ill. 2d 41
178 Ill. Dec. 19
1992 Ill. LEXIS 121

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holding that trial counsel has the right to make the ultimate decision with respect to matters of tactics and strategy such as whether and how to conduct the examination of witnesses after consulting with his client
explaining that such matters include what witnesses to call, whether and how to conduct cross-examination, what jurors to accept, and what motions should be made
explaining that such matters include what wit- nesses to call, whether and how to conduct cross-examination, what jurors to accept, and what motions should be made
declining to find error in the trial court’s denial of new counsel because prior counsel’s alleged errors “related to trial tactics”
trial court did not err in declining to appoint new counsel when defendant’s claims were “spurious, related to trial tactics or not supported by the record”
a defendant has the right to choose which defense theory to present to the trier of fact

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Judges: Freeman, Miller

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