Presiding Justice TULLY delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a jury trial, defendant Peter Sims was found guilty and sentenced to serve 66 years for murder, 30 years for attempted murder and 20 years for armed robbery, the sentences to run concurrently. On appeal, defendant contends he is entitled to a new trial based upon the State's discriminatory use of peremptory challenges, excluding all African-American venirepersons from the jury.
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