Justice BOWMAN delivered the opinion of the court.
The defendant, Miguel Sierra Hernandez, and three codefendants were charged by indictment with the murder of Guadulupe Jaimes. The indictment alleged that the defendant beat Jaimes on the head and neck, then cut his throat with a knife. Defendant's case was severed from that of the three codefendants for trial. A Kane County jury found defendant guilty of first degree murder (Ill.Rev.Stat.1989, ch. 38, par. 9-1(a...
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