People v. Johnson

2026 IL App (1st) 242465

FIRST DISTRICT FIRST DIVISION September 21, 2026 No. 1-24-2465 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the Circuit Court ) of Cook County. Respondent-Appellee, ) ) No. 02 CR 09846 v. ) ) ANTAWAN JOHNSON, ) Honorable ) Michele McDowell Pitman, Petitioner-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding. JUSTICE HOWSE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Presiding Justice Ellis and Justice Cobbs concurred in the judgment and opinion. OPINION ¶1 After rejecting a plea deal in favor of a jury trial, petitioner Antawan Johnson was found guilty of first degree murder…