Justice MURRAY delivered the opinion of the court:
After a jury trial, defendant Benjamin Valentine (Valentine) was found guilty of aggravated criminal sexual assault, attempted criminal sexual assault and home invasion (Ill.Rev.Stat.1987, ch. 38, pars. 12-14, 8-4/12-14, 12-11) and sentenced to concurrent terms of 55 years, 25 years and 7 years, respectively. He now appeals, alleging as error the following: (1) The prosecutor's violation of the so-called Batson...
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