Justice QUINN delivered the opinion of the court:
On February 2, 1996, defendant pleaded guilty to first degree murder. The circuit court sentenced him to 40 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Defendant did not file a motion seeking to vacate his guilty plea, a motion to reconsider his sentence, or a direct appeal from his conviction.
On September 15, 1998, defendant filed a pro se petition for postconviction relief in which he argued...
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