Presiding Justice THEIS delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a third-stage evidentiary hearing under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) (725 ILCS 5/122-1 et seq. (West 1994)), the trial court granted defendant's request for a new trial based on ineffective assistance of trial counsel. The State now appeals, contending that the grant of a new trial was manifestly erroneous. Specifically, the State argues that: (1) defendant failed to prove that his...
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