People v. Johnson

Defendant pled guilty in the circuit court of Montgomery County to one count of murder, one count of home invasion, and two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault. At the death penalty phase, he waived his right to a jury. The trial judge found him eligible for the death penalty, under the Criminal Code of 1961 (the Criminal Code), sections 9 — 1(b)(6) and (b)(7) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, pars. 9 — 1(b)(6), (b)(7)). At the sentencing stage, the judge found three aggravating factors and no mitigating factors. Accordingly, he sentenced defendant to death. (111. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch.…