Legal Opinion
People v. Johnson
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 20, 2010No. 1-07-0715PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUSTICE LAMPKIN
delivered the opinion of the court:
Faced with overwhelming DNA evidence, the defense in this sexual assault and aggravated kidnapping case attempted to persuade the jury the State could not prove the defendant’s sexual contact with the alleged victim was forcible. The defense did not succeed. Defendant Lorell Johnson was convicted of two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault and one count of aggravated kidnapping. He was sentenced to two consecutive 25-year prison terms.
On appeal, defendant contends: (1) the trial court erred in admitting the inculpatory DNA evidence…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Old Chief v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- People v. EnochIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
- Melendez-Diaz v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- People v. HerronIllinois Supreme Court · 2005
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