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PEOPLE v. JOHNSON

No. 1-10-3361.

987 N.E.2d 412 (2013)

2013 IL App (1st) 103361

369 Ill. Dec. 785

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

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

Rehearing Denied April 5, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier , Alan D. Goldberg , Jennifer L. Bontrager , State Appellate Defender's Office, Chicago, for appellant.

Anita M. Alvarez , State's Attorney, Chicago ( Alan J. Spellberg , Amy M. Watroba , Judy L. DeAngelis , Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

OPINION

Justice REYES delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 Following a jury trial, defendant Sydney Johnson was convicted of second degree murder and was sentenced to a prison term of 18 years. Defendant contends on appeal: (1) he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) the trial court erred by sua sponte instructing the jury on second degree murder; (3) the trial court erred in refusing to allow him to question...

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