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People v. Johnson

Supreme Court of Illinois.
Mar 25, 2020
437 Ill. Dec. 577 (Ill. 2020)

Opinion

No. 119814

03-25-2020

PEOPLE State of Illinois, Respondent, v. Deontray E. JOHNSON, Petitioner.


Petition for Leave to Appeal Denied.

In the exercise of this Court's supervisory authority, the Appellate Court, Third District, is directed to vacate its judgment in People v. Johnson, case No. 03-13-0543 (08/11/15). The appellate court is directed to consider the effect of this Court's opinions in People v. Buffer, 2019 IL 122327, and People v. Holman, 2017 IL 120655, on the issue of whether defendant's sentence constitutes a de facto life sentence in violation of the Eighth Amendment and Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. 460 (2012), and determine if a different result is warranted.


Summaries of

People v. Johnson

Supreme Court of Illinois.
Mar 25, 2020
437 Ill. Dec. 577 (Ill. 2020)
Case details for

People v. Johnson

Case Details

Full title:PEOPLE State of Illinois, Respondent, v. Deontray E. JOHNSON, Petitioner.

Court:Supreme Court of Illinois.

Date published: Mar 25, 2020

Citations

437 Ill. Dec. 577 (Ill. 2020)
144 N.E.3d 1167

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