PEOPLE v. JOHNSON

No. 1-91-1614.

608 N.E.2d 36 (1992)

239 Ill. App.3d 1064

180 Ill.Dec. 914

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Andrew JOHNSON, a/k/a Frank Cration, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

Rehearing Denied January 5, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack O'Malley, State's Atty., Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Christine Cook, John Guinn, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender, Office of State Appellate Defender, Chicago (Gordon H. Berry, Asst. Appellate Defender, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.


Justice DiVITO delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Andrew Johnson was convicted by a jury of aggravated criminal sexual assault, and sentenced to 28 years' imprisonment. On appeal, he asserts that he was prejudiced by improper statements made during the State's closing argument; that the circuit court improperly limited his cross-examination of the complainant concerning bias and motive; and that the circuit court erroneously allowed the introduction of...

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