People v. Johnson

The defendant was convicted of murder after a trial by jury, and was sentenced to serve from 25 to 100 years in the Illinois State Penitentiary. On appeal, he raises four issues: (1) he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) the trial court erred in not granting defendant’s motion for a mistrial after the introduction of testimony allegedly linking him to a street gang; (3) tire defendant was denied his right to poll the jury, after the verdict against him was entered; and (4) the sentence was excessive. We disagree and affirm.

On the evening of March 12, 1970, the defendant, the…