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People v. Johnson

Citations

  • 585 N.E.2d 78
  • 146 Ill. 2d 109
  • 165 Ill. Dec. 682
  • 1991 Ill. LEXIS 120

How courts have described this case

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  • applying harmless-error analysis to jury instruction that improperly modified burden of proof
  • applying harmless-error analysis to jury instruction that improperly modified burden of proof
  • death penalty appropriate despite mitigating evidence of mental illness and retardation, alcohol and drug abuse, and abuse as a child
  • death penalty appropriate despite mitigating evidence that included drug and alcohol abuse, as well as abuse as a child
  • death penalty appropriate despite mitigating evidence that included drug and alcohol abuse, as well as abuse as a child
  • death penalty appropriate despite mitigating evidence that included drug and alcohol abuse, as well as abuse as a child

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Judges: Bilandic

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