Justice HARRISON delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Henry County, Douglas E. Oaks was convicted of two counts of first degree murder (Ill.Rev.Stat.1991, ch. 38, pars. 9-1(a)(2), (a)(3)) and one count of aggravated battery of a child (Ill.Rev.Stat.1991, ch. 38, par. 12-4.3(a)) for the death of his girlfriend's three-year-old son. Defendant waived his right to a jury at the death penalty hearing. The trial court found...
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