People v. Johnson

A jury found defendant, Wayne Johnson, guilty of resisting or obstructing a peace officer (720 ILCS 5/31 — 1(a) (West 1994)), and the court ordered him to pay fines and costs equal to the amount of the bond posted. Defendant appeals pro se and raises two issues for review: (1) whether the trial court erred in limiting the scope of defendant’s examination of the police officers; and (2) whether the court erred in modifying a jury instruction after the jury retired to deliberate.

Before we address these contentions, we need to address the trial of this Class A misdemeanor by a jury of less than…