Justice BYRNE delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant, Juan C. Garibay, and two others, Eduardo Ventura and Juan S. Garcia, were each charged with five counts of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1 (West 2002)) in connection with the August 8, 2003, shooting death of Giovanni Mendiola. Pursuant to an agreement with the State, defendant pleaded guilty to a single count of second degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-2(a)(1) (West 2002)) under an accountability theory....
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