PEOPLE v. JOHNSON

No. 4-90-0078.

564 N.E.2d 232 (1990)

206 Ill. App.3d 318

151 Ill.Dec. 255

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael Ray JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

December 12, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Defender, Office of State Appellate Defender, Lawrence J. Essig, Asst. Defender, Springfield, for defendant-appellant.

Lawrence R. Fichter, State's Atty., Decatur, Kenneth R. Boyle, Director, State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, David E. Mannchen, Staff Atty., Springfield, for plaintiff-appellee.


Justice McCULLOUGH delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial, defendant Michael Ray Johnson was found guilty of burglary (Ill. Rev.Stat.1989, ch. 38, par. 19-1(a)) and sentenced to seven years' imprisonment. He appeals, contending (1) the circuit court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on theft as an included offense of burglary, (2) the circuit court improperly permitted the prosecutor to cross-examine him as to his prior convictions, and (3) the...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases