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PEOPLE v. JOHNSON

No. 5-90-0439.

579 N.E.2d 1291 (1991)

219 Ill. App.3d 949

162 Ill.Dec. 477

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

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

October 10, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Kirwan, Deputy Defender and Lawrence J. O'Neill, Asst. Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Mt. Vernon, for defendant-appellant.

Darrell Williamson, State's Atty., Chester, Kenneth R. Boyle, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, and Kendra S. Mitchell, Staff Atty., Office of the State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for plaintiff-appellee.

Justice HOWERTON delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was convicted of unlawful possession of a weapon in a penal institution (Ill.Rev.Stat.1987, ch. 38, par. 24-1.1(b) and sentenced to 12 years in prison. He appeals on three grounds: (1) the circuit court erred by not requiring a defense witness who had invoked his fifth amendment right against self-incrimination to testify; (2) the circuit court erred by admitting...

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