Johnson v. People

Harold George Johnson, referred to as the defendant herein, brings this writ of error seeking a reversal of his convictions for assault with a deadly weapon and for kidnapping. Both charges arose out of related transactions, and concurrent sentences were imposed.

The evidence which supported his conviction of both offenses is not disputed. The defendant’s victim was a former girl friend whom he had dated for a period of time and whom he had hoped to marry. On a Saturday morning, shortly after being jilted, he entered the woman’s bedroom with a hunting knife in his hand and threatened to kill…