Presiding Justice CERDA delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant, Melvin Torres, was convicted of aggravated criminal sexual assault (Ill. Rev.Stat.1985, ch. 38, par. 12-14(b)(1)) after a bench trial. He argues on appeal that he was denied effective assistance of counsel and that the trial court erred in admitting his written pretrial confession.
Prior to trial, the defendant filed a motion to suppress pretrial statements alleging that they were involuntary...
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