PEOPLE v. JOHNSON

No. 4-87-0578.

170 Ill. App.3d 828 (1988)

525 N.E.2d 546

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JAMES R. JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed June 16, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas and Arden J. Lang, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Springfield, for appellant.

Thomas J. Difanis, State's Attorney, of Urbana (Kenneth R. Boyle, Robert J. Biderman, and J.A.C. Knuppel, all of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE McCULLOUGH delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, the defendant was convicted of driving while license was suspended (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-303) and was sentenced to a term of 180 days' incarceration. The defendant appeals, arguing: (1) the evidence, which was purely circumstantial, was insufficient to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) he was denied due process of law where...

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