Justice MURPHY delivered the opinion of the court:
On October 23, 2003, after a jury trial, defendant, Leratio Smith, was found guilty of first-degree murder, armed robbery, and attempted armed robbery. He was sentenced to 60 years' imprisonment for murder, a concurrent term of 20 years for armed robbery, and a consecutive term of 8 years for attempted armed robbery. On appeal, defendant argues that the convictions must be reversed because the trial court abused its...
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