People v. Johnson

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant, Mark Johnson, was convicted of murder and aggravated criminal sexual assault. The same jury determined that defendant was eligible for the death penalty and that there were no mitigating factors sufficient to preclude a sentence of death. Accordingly, the circuit court sentenced defendant to death. On direct appeal, we affirmed defendant’s convictions and sentence. People v. Johnson, 146 Ill. 2d 109 (1991). The United States Supreme Court denied defendant’s petition for a writ of certiorari. Johnson v. Illinois, 506 U.S.…