People v. Langlo

PRESIDING JUSTICE LINDBERG

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Mark Langlo, was charged by indictment with one count of arson (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 20 — 1(a)) and one count of aggravated arson (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 20— 1.1(a)). Following a bench trial, he was convicted on both counts and sentenced to serve 12 years’ imprisonment for aggravated arson and an extended term of 9 years for arson. On appeal, defendant raises several issues relating to the aggravated-arson conviction. Given the Illinois Supreme Court’s decision in People v. Johnson (1986), 114…