PEOPLE v. JOHNSON

Nos. 1-92-2540, 1-92-2541.

650 N.E.2d 637 (1995)

272 Ill.App.3d 479

208 Ill.Dec. 943

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan JOHNSON and Henry Johnson, Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

May 15, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel J. Stohr, Chicago, for appellant, Juan Johnson.

Dennis M. Doherty, Chicago, for appellant, Henry Johnson.

Jack O'Malley, State's Atty., County of Cook (Renee Goldfarb, Susan R. Schierl, Adriana Gardella, Asst. State's Attys., of counsel), for appellee.


Justice WOLFSON delivered the opinion of the court:

On September 9, 1989, the Latin Eagles, the Spanish Cobras, the Latin Disciples, and the Campbell Boys got together for a party. The night ended with seven separate fights, one of them resulting in the beating death of Ricardo Fernandez.

Henry and Juan Johnson, brothers, were two of four defendants placed on trial for murder. The Johnson brothers were found guilty of first degree murder in a bench trial that...

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