People v. Johnson

¶ 1 Following a 2004 bench trial, defendant Llewillyn Johnson was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to 40 years' imprisonment. We affirmed on direct appeal. People v. Johnson , 361 Ill.App.3d 1088 , 331 Ill.Dec. 536 , 911 N.E.2d 6 (2005) (unpublished order under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 23 ). We also affirmed the dismissal of his 2006 postconviction petition. People v. Johnson , 2015 IL App (1st) 132664-U , 2015 WL 7770831 . Defendant now appeals from a 2015 order denying him leave to file a successive postconviction petition. He contends that he showed the requisite cause and…