People v. Purifoy

After a jury trial, defendant, Robert Purifoy, was found guilty of murder and was sentenced to a term of 30 years’ imprisonment in the Department of Corrections. On direct appeal, where the only issue raised was whether defendant’s sentence was excessive, this court affirmed the judgment in a Rule 23 order (People v. Purifoy (1985), 135 Ill. App. 3d 1164 (unpublished Rule 23 order)). The present appeal is from the denial of defendant’s petition for post-conviction relief.

Defendant now argues that he was denied effective assistance of counsel because his trial attorney did not move to suppress…