People v. Johnson

The defendant, Richard Johnson, and Charles Turner were indicted for residential burglary of the home of Carlo Farino at 1827 North Fairfield in Chicago. Turner pleaded guilty to the reduced charge of burglary and testified for the State in the jury trial of the defendant. The defendant was convicted of residential burglary and sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment.

Before trial the defendant moved to dismiss the indictment based on allegedly improper comments made by the assistant State’s Attorney before the grand jury. Apparently, the defendant had been discharged after a preliminary hearing.…