People v. Johnson

Defendant was convicted, after bench trial, of attempted first degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm, and aggravated discharge of a firearm. State proved his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt on basis of accountability under common design rule. Whether Defendant provided, or had knowledge of, the gun is irrelevant to his accountability for offenses based on shooting of two victims by another, done in furtherance of their common design. Under one-act, one-crime doctrine, Defendant's convictions for latter two offenses vacated. Convictions arose from the same single act, and thus sentence should be imposed on more serious offense and convictions for less serious offenses are vacated. (PUCINSKI and MASON, concurring.)