Justice KAPALA delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Lake County, defendant, Jared L. Gaines, was found guilty of aggravated battery of a child (720 ILCS 5/12-4.3(a) (West 1998)) and was sentenced to 28 years' imprisonment. His conviction and sentence were affirmed on direct appeal. People v. Gaines, No. 2-99-1262 (2001) (unpublished order under Supreme Court Rule 23). On April 19, 2001, one day before our decision...
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