People v. Johnson

The case now before us comes on appeal for the second time from convictions of murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1(a)(3)) and armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 18 — 2) entered against defendant Earnest Johnson after separate trials heard by a jury in the circuit court of Alexander County. Following the first trial, defendant was sentenced to a term of natural life imprisonment for murder and to a concurrent extended term of imprisonment of 50 years for armed robbery. On appeal, we reversed the defendant’s convictions and remanded the case for a new trial. People…