Justice BOWMAN delivered the opinion of the court:
A jury convicted defendant, Rickey Quezada, of first-degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1) (West 1998)). The circuit court of Kane County sentenced defendant to 45 years in prison. Defendant argues on appeal that (1) the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress his confession; and (2) he received ineffective assistance of counsel.
BACKGROUND
On February 11, 1999, 14-year-old Hugo Rodriguez...
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