Justice McLAREN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.
OPINION
¶ 1 Defendant, Stephen E. Griffin, appeals from the trial court's order dismissing his pro se petition for postconviction relief. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.
¶ 2 I. BACKGROUND
¶ 3 Defendant was charged with one count of first-degree murder (Ill.Rev.Stat. 1989, ch. 38, ¶ 9-1(a)(1) (now 720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1) (West 2012)...
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