Justice WELCH delivered the opinion of the court:
Derrick Sims (defendant) was convicted by a jury in the circuit court of Massac County of first-degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1) (West 1996)), two counts of solicitation of murder (720 ILCS 5/8-1.1(a) (West 1996)), and two counts of aggravated battery with a firearm (720 ILCS 5/12-4.2(a)(1) (West 1996)). The trial court imposed consecutive sentences of 28 years' imprisonment for first-degree murder, 15 years' imprisonment...
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