Justice O'BRIEN delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a jury trial, defendant Christopher McDonald was found guilty of first degree murder, two counts of aggravated battery with a firearm, aggravated discharge of a firearm, and unlawful use of a weapon by a felon. The trial court denied McDonald leave to file a successive postconviction petition and granted the State's motion to dismiss his petition filed pursuant to section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure...
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