People v. Rodriguez

PRESIDING JUSTICE COUSINS

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Angel Rodriguez, was charged by indictment in the circuit court of Cook County with the murder of Ibrahim Zayed. Following a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9 — 1(a)(1) (West 1996)) and subsequently sentenced to 60 years’ imprisonment in the Illinois Department of Corrections. On appeal of his conviction and sentencing, defendant contends: (1) he received ineffective assistance of counsel where his trial counsel failed to file motions to quash defendant’s arrest and suppress both…