Justice McLAREN delivered the opinion of the court:
Frank Fernandez, defendant, appeals from the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. The record reveals that Fernandez was charged with felony murder (Ill.Rev.Stat.1985, ch. 38, par. 9-1(a)(3)), predicated on his acts as an accessory to a burglary and subsequent murder, where the victim was bludgeoned to death with a hatchet used by codefendant, Charles Wright. We affirm.
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