Justice MILLER delivered the opinion of the court:
The defendant, Larry Scott, brings this appeal from an order of the circuit court of Cook County denying his petition for post-conviction relief. Because the defendant received the death sentence for the underlying murder conviction, the present appeal lies directly to this court. 134 Ill.2d R. 651(a). For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment of the circuit court.
The defendant was charged with...
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