OPINION
Justice NEVILLE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.
¶ 1 This case involves the proper role of the appellate court on de novo review of the trial court's order dismissing a postconviction petition. The trial court found Jamal Barghouti guilty of aggravated criminal sexual assault and aggravated kidnapping. Jamal filed a postconviction petition in which he alleged that he did not receive effective assistance of counsel. The...
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