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PEOPLE v. PURIFOY

No. 2-87-0195.

172 Ill. App.3d 980 (1988)

527 N.E.2d 654

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROBERT PURIFOY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Opinion filed August 4, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robinson & Skelnik, of Elgin (Josette Skelnik, of counsel), for appellant.

Paul A. Logli, State's Attorney, of Rockford (William L. Browers, of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of Elgin, and Dale M. Wood, of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of Springfield, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE DUNN delivered the opinion of the court:

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was excessive, this court affirmed the judgment in a Rule 23 order (People v. Purifoy (1985), 135 Ill.App.3d 1164 (unpublished Rule 23 order))....

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