Presiding Justice GORDON delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a jury trial, defendant, Joseph Smith, was found guilty of first degree murder and attempted armed robbery. He was sentenced to concurrent prison terms of 55 and 14 years. Defendant's conviction and sentence were affirmed on direct appeal (People v. Smith, No. 1-95-2553, 291 Ill.App.3d 1123, 240 Ill.Dec. 286, 716 N.E.2d 880 (1997) (unpublished order pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 23)), and...
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