The opinion of the court was delivered by JOHNSON, J.:
Christopher Brooks was convicted of rape and aggravated criminal sodomy as the result of a jury trial in which the victim testified that Brooks had a scar on his penis. Brooks sought a new trial, based on the ineffective assistance of his trial counsel in failing to seek a continuance to obtain evidence to rebut the existence of such a scar. Brooks requested our review of that portion of the Court of Appeals opinion...
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