PEOPLE v. JOHNSTON

No. 5-85-0359.

148 Ill. App.3d 463 (1986)

499 N.E.2d 636

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WILLIAM JOHNSTON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Rehearing denied November 7, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randy E. Blue and Larry R. Wells, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Mt. Vernon, for appellant.

Kathleen M. Alling, State's Attorney, of Mt. Vernon (Kenneth R. Boyle and Stephen E. Norris, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, and Terrence R. Lyons, Jr., of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE WELCH delivered the judgment of the court:

The defendant, William Johnston, was convicted of attempted murder, aggravated kidnaping, and armed robbery by the circuit court of Jefferson County sitting without a jury. Defendant was sentenced to concurrent terms of 7 years' imprisonment on the armed-robbery conviction, 15 years' imprisonment on the aggravated kidnaping conviction and an extended term of 40 years' imprisonment on the...

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