Legal Opinion

People v. Johnson

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided February 26, 1997No. 2-95-1108PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bowman

Defendant, Christopher Johnson, appeals the trial court’s order denying his motion to reconsider sentence. The court conducted a new hearing on the motion after this court reversed the trial court’s previous order because defense counsel failed to comply with Supreme Court Rule 604(d) (145 Ill. 2d R. 604(d)). Defendant contends that (1) the court erred in refusing to consider evidence of his good behavior in prison while the prior appeal was pending and (2) he is entitled to 421 days’ credit against each of his four consecutive sentences.

Defendant was charged by indictment with 10 counts of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. WilkIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
  2. People v. EvansIllinois Supreme Court · 1996
  3. People v. RobinsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1996
  4. People v. WallaceIllinois Supreme Court · 1991
  5. People v. WendtAppellate Court of Illinois · 1996

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. People v. LatonaIllinois Supreme Court · 1998
  2. People v. WyattAppellate Court of Illinois · 1999
  3. People v. HillAppellate Court of Illinois · 1998
  4. People v. BiggsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1998
  5. People v. DoguetAppellate Court of Illinois · 1999

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