Justice COLWELL delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a February 1997 trial, a jury found defendant, David Crane, guilty of murder. It had been alleged that defendant "beat and burned" the victim, Robert Gahan, knowing that such acts created a strong probability of Gahan's death. See Ill.Rev.Stat.1987, ch. 38, par. 9-1(a)(2) (now 720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(2) (West 1996)). Defendant appeals his conviction, contending (a) that the State failed to prove him guilty beyond...
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