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PEOPLE v. JOHNSON

No. 1-89-3361.

592 N.E.2d 345 (1992)

227 Ill. App.3d 800

169 Ill.Dec. 858

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

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

March 27, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack O'Malley, State's Atty., County of Cook, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Michael Latz, Lisa Ciardelli, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago (Karen Daniel, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Justice GORDON delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, defendant Sammie Johnson was convicted of first degree murder. The trial court sentenced defendant to 28 years' imprisonment. On appeal, defendant contends that he was not proved guilty of first degree murder beyond a reasonable doubt and that the charge should be reduced to second degree murder; that the Illinois murder statute is unconstitutional; that the trial court erred in not appointing...

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