Justice JOHNSON delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant was found guilty of first degree murder (Ill.Rev.Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 9-1) and sentenced to 30 years' imprisonment. On appeal, defendant contends solely that his conviction should be reversed because the record does not reflect that he waived his constitutional right to testify at trial.
The charges in this case stemmed from a gang...
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