Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Loftus
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 21, 2008No. 06-3463PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EVANS, Circuit Judge.
Following a jury trial in state court, Earl Johnson was convicted of murder, attempted first degree murder, and aggravated battery with a firearm. He was sentenced to concurrent terms of 45 years for the murder and 30 years each on the other charges. He appealed, and in an unpublished order on July 21, 1997, the Appellate Court of Illinois affirmed the murder and attempted murder convictions but reversed the aggravated battery conviction. The Supreme Court of Illinois denied leave to appeal. Johnson filed a postconviction petition, which was denied. He again appealed, and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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