PEOPLE v. JOHNSON

No. 58804.

18 Ill. App.3d 219 (1974)

309 N.E.2d 619

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WILLIE G. JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (1st Division).

March 4, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Bradley, Deputy Defender, of Chicago (Kenneth L. Jones, Assistant Appellate Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (James Veldman and Douglas Cannon, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HALLETT delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant was convicted of murder after a trial by jury, and was sentenced to serve from 25 to 100 years in the Illinois State Penitentiary. On appeal, he raises four issues: (1) he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) the trial court erred in not granting defendant's motion for a mistrial after the introduction of testimony allegedly linking him to a street gang...

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