Justice BILANDIC delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant, Terrance Towns, appeals from an order of the circuit court of St. Clair County dismissing his amended petition for post-conviction relief without an evidentiary hearing. Defendant's appeal lies directly to this court pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 651(a) (134 Ill.2d R. 651(a)).
Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of murder. The jury also found defendant eligible for the death penalty...
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