Justice SLATER delivered the Opinion of the Court:
The defendant, Hilario Lopez, pled guilty to first degree murder (Ill.Rev.Stat.1989, ch. 38, par. 9-1(a)(1)). The trial court subsequently sentenced him to 40 years' imprisonment. The defendant appeals his sentence, arguing that the court failed to give adequate consideration to the nature of the offense and to his rehabilitative potential. We affirm.
Initially, we address the State's argument that this court...
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