Legal Opinion

People v. Johnson

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided December 31, 1980No. 78-2000PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE LINN

delivered the opinion of the court:

At the conclusion of a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant, Mark Johnson, was convicted of armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 18 — 2) and was sentenced to a prison term of 6 to 10 years.

On appeal, defendant contends reversible error occurred when (1) the State failed to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) over objection, the trial court allowed a composite drawing of unknown origin to be admitted into evidence; and (3) the trial court allowed the State to introduce hearsay evidence.

We…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. People v. ManionIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
  2. People v. StringerIllinois Supreme Court · 1972
  3. People v. RogersIllinois Supreme Court · 1980
  4. People v. JonesIllinois Supreme Court · 1975
  5. People v. YarbroughIllinois Supreme Court · 1977

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. David Williams and Robert Hicks v. James A. ChransCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
  2. People v. KellyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
  3. People v. ReyesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982
  4. People v. C.H.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1991
  5. People v. SchroederAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982

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