Johnson v. State
| Docket Number: | 2005-KA-01028-COA Linked Case(s): 2005-KA-01028-COA |
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Opinion Link Opinion Date: 10-10-2006 Opinion Author: Irving, J. Holding: Affirmed |
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Topic: Depraved heart murder - Sufficiency of evidence Judge(s) Concurring: King, C.J., Lee and Myers, P.JJ., Southwick, Chandler, Griffis, Barnes, Ishee and Roberts, JJ. Procedural History: Jury Trial Nature of the Case: CRIMINAL - FELONY |
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Date of Trial Judgment: 11-04-2004 Appealed from: Monroe County Circuit Court Judge: Thomas J. Gardner Disposition: CONVICTED OF DEPRAVED HEART MURDER AND SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT IN THE CUSTODY OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS District Attorney: JOHN RICHARD YOUNG Case Number: CR02-168 |
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| Appellant: | Christopher Lashon Johnson |
TIMOTHY E. ERVIN |
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| Appellee: | State of Mississippi | OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: JACOB RAY |
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| Topic: | Depraved heart murder - Sufficiency of evidence |
| Summary of the Facts: | Christopher Johnson was convicted depraved heart murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals. |
| Summary of Opinion Analysis: | Johnson argues that there is no credible evidence to establish that he discharged the gun into the crowd or toward any human being. However, the State presented six eyewitnesses, most of whom did not know each other, who testified that they had witnessed Johnson intentionally fire an automatic weapon into the crowd. On the evidence presented, reasonable persons could have found beyond a reasonable doubt that Johnson intentionally fired a gun into a crowd of people. |
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