Reversed and remanded.
PRESIDING JUSTICE RIZZI delivered the opinion of the court:
In a jury trial, defendant, James Hammock, Jr., was convicted of murder, and he was sentenced to 28 years in prison. We reverse the conviction and remand the case for a new trial because the State violated defendant's fifth amendment right to have counsel present during custodial interrogation,
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