Justice FREEMAN delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant, Jerry Mahaffey, petitioned the circuit court of Cook County for post-conviction relief pursuant to the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Ill.Rev.Stat.1991, ch. 38, par. 122-1 et seq.). The trial court dismissed defendant's amended petition without an evidentiary hearing. Defendant appeals to this court (134 Ill.2d R. 651). We affirm.
BACKGROUND
In defendant's direct appeal, the court...
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