People v. Johnson

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE SULLIVAN

delivered the opinion of the court.

The defendant, James Johnson, was found guilty of murder after a trial by jury and was sentenced to a term of sixteen to twenty-three years in the penitentiary. From this judgment of conviction the defendant prosecutes the instant appeal.

The defendant contends that: 1) he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; 2) the trial court erred in excluding evidence in support of his theory of self-defense; and 3) it was error for the trial court to permit the State to impeach a defense witness on a collateral matter.

It is…