Justice MURPHY delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant, Francisco Romero, was charged with first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1) (West 2004)) for the July 28, 2001, shooting death of 12-year-old Francisco Macias. Following a jury trial, on August 7, 2006, defendant was found guilty of two counts of first degree murder. The trial court denied defendant's motion for a new trial and sentenced defendant to 40 years' imprisonment for first degree murder (730...
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