Justice McMORROW delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a jury trial in the circuit court of McLean County, defendant, Manuel Salazar, was found guilty of murdering an on-duty police officer. (Ill.Rev.Stat.1983, ch. 38, pars. 9—1(a)(1), (b)(1).) The jury found that the defendant should be sentenced to death for this offense (Ill.Rev.Stat.1983, ch. 38, par. 9—1(d)) and the trial court entered conviction and sentence in accordance with the jury...
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