People v. Bailey

On October 17, 2002, a jury convicted defendant, Shurese Yvette Bailey, of felony first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9 — 1(a)(3) (West 2000)), concealment of a homicidal death (720 ILCS 5/9 — 3.1(a) (West 2000)), and robbery (720 ILCS 5/18 — 1(a) (West 2000)). The trial court sentenced her to 30 years’ imprisonment for murder, 5 years’ imprisonment for concealment, and 5 years’ imprisonment for robbery. Defendant appeals, arguing (1) her conviction and sentence for robbery must be vacated under the one-act, one-crime rule; (2) counsel was ineffective for filing a perfunctory postsentencing…