People v. Johnson

2019 IL 123318

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (Docket No. 123318) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. DARREN JOHNSON, Appellee. Opinion filed August 1, 2019. JUSTICE THOMAS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Karmeier and Justices Kilbride, Garman, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion. Justice Theis dissented, with opinion, joined by Justice Neville. OPINION ¶1 Following a November 2014 jury trial in the Whiteside County circuit court, the defendant, Darren Johnson, was convicted of burglary and sentenced to eight years in…