Justice MILLER delivered the opinion of the court:
The defendant, Derrick King, initiated this action for post-conviction relief in the circuit court of Cook County. The circuit court denied the defendant's amended petition without an evidentiary hearing. Because the defendant received the death penalty for his underlying murder conviction, the present appeal lies directly to this court. 134 Ill.2d R. 651(a).
In 1981 the defendant was convicted of murder and...
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