Justice NICKELS delivered the opinion of the court:
After a jury trial in the circuit court of Du Page County, defendant was convicted of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(2) (West 1994)) and sentenced to 26 years' imprisonment. The appellate court affirmed (No. 2-95-1454 (unpublished order under Supreme Court Rule 23)). We allowed defendant's petition for leave to appeal (166 Ill.2d R. 315).
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