Modified on Denial of Rehearing
Presiding Justice DiVITO delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a jury trial, defendant Thomas Basden was found guilty of first degree murder (Ill.Rev.Stat.1987, ch. 38, par. 9-1, now codified as 720 ILCS 5/9-1 (West 1992)) and sentenced to 20 years in the custody of the Department of Corrections. On appeal, defendant contends that: (1) the court improperly instructed the jury to return a verdict on the murder charge...
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