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      "THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Petitioner, v. ALVIS RAY LACKEY et al., Respondents."
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        "text": "PER CURIAM:\nThe motion by petitioner for vacation of the order entered October 2, 1979, is allowed. That order is vacated and the following order is entered:\nThe appeal in this case was from an order of the circuit court of Fayette County terminating parental rights and appointing a guardian with power to consent to adoption. The parents were represented by an assistant public defender, and the public defender himself represented the minor as guardian ad litem. The public defender recommended termination of parental rights and the appointment of a guardian with power to consent to adoption, a position clearly in conflict with the interest of the parents, who were represented by his assistant.\nUnlike most criminal cases, there is no constitutional right to counsel in this case. (In re Adoption of Hoffman (1975), 61 Ill. 2d 569, 579-80, cert. denied (1976), 425 U.S. 958, 48 L. Ed. 2d 202, 96 S. Ct. 1738.) There is, however, express provision for the appointment of \u201cthe Public Defender or such other counsel as the case may require\u201d when requested by an indigent party. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 37, par. 701 \u2014 20(1).) In determining whether, in a given situation, members of the public defender\u2019s staff can properly represent conflicting interests, the guidelines in prior cases must be applied. (See People v. Robinson (1979), 79 Ill. 2d 147.) Where a conflict of interest between multiple parties clearly appears and separate members of a public defender\u2019s staff cannot effectively represent all, other counsel must be appointed. (Cf. People v. Miller (1980), 79 Ill. 2d 454.) That rule is applicable in a case such as this, where the interests of the parents and the minor may be diametrically opposed. The conflict is apparent on the face of the record, and while the appellate court has written too broadly (Robinson) in suggesting the existence of a per se conflict where assistant public defenders represent differing interests, it did correctly hold that reversible error occurred here. In the exercise of this court\u2019s supervisory jurisdiction, the judgment of the Appellate Court for the Fifth District (71 Ill. App. 3d 705) is affirmed.\nOrder vacated; judgment affirmed.",
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      "William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Springfield, and William D. Kelley, State\u2019s Attorney, of Vandalia (Raymond F. Buckley, Jr., and Gillum Ferguson, of the State\u2019s Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of Mt. Vernon, of counsel), for the People.",
      "Joe Dees, of Vandalia, for respondents."
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    "head_matter": "(No. 52221.\nTHE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Petitioner, v. ALVIS RAY LACKEY et al., Respondents.\nSupervisory order entered March 27, 1980.\nWilliam J. Scott, Attorney General, of Springfield, and William D. Kelley, State\u2019s Attorney, of Vandalia (Raymond F. Buckley, Jr., and Gillum Ferguson, of the State\u2019s Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of Mt. Vernon, of counsel), for the People.\nJoe Dees, of Vandalia, for respondents."
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