Justice McCULLOUGH delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant Clarence Smith was convicted of murder, aggravated battery and robbery following a jury trial in Sangamon County, Illinois (Ill.Rev.Stat.1991, ch. 38, pars. 9-1(a), 12-4(b)(1), 18-1(a)). Defendant was sentenced to 60 years' imprisonment on the murder charge. He now appeals, contending (1) the State failed to rebut the prima facie showing that its peremptory challenges had been used in a racially...
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