OPINION
Justice FREEMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion:
Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant, Efren Melchor, was convicted of first degree murder. See Ill.Rev.Stat.1989, ch. 38, par. 9-1(a). At the close of a sentencing hearing, the trial court sentenced defendant to a prison term of 40 years. Finding that the admission of certain evidence violated defendant's constitutional rights, the appellate court...
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