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PEOPLE v. JOHNSON

No. 56349.

116 Ill.2d 13 (1987)

506 N.E.2d 563

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. GREGORY JOHNSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed April 2, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Richard E. Cunningham and Ira Churgin, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General, of Springfield, and Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Mark L. Rotert, Assistant Attorney General, of Chicago, and Joan S. Cherry, Thomas V. Gainer, Jr., and Donald G. Schweihs, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE MILLER delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, the defendant, Gregory Johnson, was convicted of murder, conspiracy, and attempted armed robbery. The defendant waived the right to a jury for purposes of a death penalty hearing, and the trial judge sentenced the defendant to death for his murder conviction. The death sentence was stayed pending direct review by this court...

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