Judgment affirmed.
Mr. JUSTICE TRAPP delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant appeals his conviction of murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 9-1(a)(2)), entered upon a jury verdict. The information alleged that the defendant struck, threw or hit his step-daughter, aged three years, against a toilet fixture "knowing that such act created a strong probability of death or great bodily harm." A sentence of 20 years was imposed.
Upon appeal it...
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