Justice HEIPLE delivered the opinion of the court:
Petitioner, Robert Cloutier, appeals from a Cook County circuit court order dismissing his post-conviction petition without an evidentiary hearing. Because petitioner was sentenced to death, this court has jurisdiction over the instant appeal pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 651(a) (134 Ill.2d R. 651(a)). For the reasons which follow, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
A jury in the circuit court of Cook County...
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