Justice MILLER delivered the opinion of the court:
The defendant, Aldwin McNeal, brought this action for post-conviction relief in the circuit court of Lake County. The circuit judge dismissed the petition without an evidentiary hearing. Because the defendant received the death penalty for the underlying first degree murder convictions, the defendant's appeal lies directly to this court. 134 Ill.2d R. 651(a). We now affirm the judgment of the circuit court.
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