Presiding Justice SLATER delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant, Steven Barker, pleaded guilty and was convicted of the offense of residential burglary (720 ILCS 5/19-3 (West 1992)). Pursuant to plea negotiations, defendant was sentenced to an eight-year term of imprisonment. On March 29, 1993, defendant, through counsel, filed a petition for post-conviction relief in the circuit court of Tazewell County. The court dismissed the petition as "patently without...
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