Johnson v. Commonwealth

SPAIN, Justice.

John S. Johnson appeals as a matter of right his conviction of murder by a jury in *560the Leslie Circuit Court for which he was sentenced to life imprisonment.

On the evening of July 26, 1992, nineteen-year-old Brian Sizemore, the victim of this homicide, was visiting in the home of his uncle George Sizemore in Leslie County, in the company of several other relatives and friends. Brian’s father; Bobby Sizemore; and Dean Rice, a friend, were drinking along with the host, George. The appellant, John Johnson, drove up in his pickup truck, parked, and came into the house upon…