PEOPLE v. JOHNSON

No. 56770.

11 Ill. App.3d 510 (1973)

298 N.E.2d 346

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Respondent-Appellee, v. EARL JOHNSON, a/k/a WILLIAM FORD, Petitioner-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

May 1, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Cutrone and Kenneth L. Gillis, both of Defender Project, of Chicago, for appellant.

Edward V. Hanrahan, State's Attorney, of Chicago, for the People.


Motion denied; judgment reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE HAYES delivered the opinion of the court:

In General No. 55-2742, petitioner stood trial before a jury on an indictment for murder, to which he had pleaded not guilty. The trial began on 14 February, 1956. On the second day of the trial (15 February, 1956), at Johnson's request, a juror was withdrawn and a mistrial declared; thereupon, petitioner withdrew his plea of not guilty and entered a plea of...

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