Convicted felon wants to take back pleas in shooting spree

URBANA – Torriano Johnson doesn't like it that his court-appointed defense lawyer wants to be a prosecutor.

That, and the fact that Johnson said Assistant Champaign County Public Defender Janie Miller-Jones "didn't like me," are among the reasons Johnson wants Judge Heidi Ladd to let him take back his guilty pleas.

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