People v. Johns

FIRST DIVISION November 17, 2008 No. 1-06-1190 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County. ) v. ) No. 02 CR 31770 ) DEMETRIUS JOHNS, ) The Honorable ) Reginald Baker, Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding. JUSTICE GARCIA delivered the opinion of the court. Following a jury trial, Demetrius Johns was found accountable for armed robbery but not for murder. He was given an 11-year sentence with an "add-on" penalty of 15 years because the armed robbery was committed with a handgun. On appeal, the defendant contends (1) his trial…