Justice O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a jury trial, defendant Aurel Petrusel was convicted of the shooting murder of Ionel Busta and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment. (See Ill.Rev.Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 9-1(a).) Defendant appeals his conviction and sentence, alleging: (1) the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he committed first degree murder; rather, the evidence only proved voluntary manslaughter; and (2) prosecutorial...
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