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PEOPLE v. JOHNSON

No. 1-87-2751.

578 N.E.2d 1274 (1991)

218 Ill. App.3d 967

161 Ill.Dec. 628

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

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

September 6, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randolph N. Stone, Public Defender of Cook County, Chicago, for defendant-appellant.

Jack O'Malley, State's Atty., County of Cook, Chicago, for plaintiff-appellee.

Justice GORDON delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Anton Johnson, was tried by a jury and found guilty of murdering John O'Neal. (Ill.Rev.Stat.1985, ch. 38, par. 9-1(a)(1), (2).) He was sentenced to a term of 30 years' imprisonment. On appeal, he contends that: (1) the State failed to rebut the prima facie case of discrimination, and instead, proffered reasons that were merely a pretext for excluding prospective black jurors on account of their race...

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