Johnson v. State

The defendant, Derrick Jackson, appeals his conviction for second degree murder with a firearm, arguing that: (1) the trial court abused its discretion by allowing the State to peremptorily strike an African American juror, Mr. Guthrie, where the State’s race-neutral explanation was not supported by the record, and (2) defense counsel provided ineffective assistance of counsel on the face of the record because, in response.to the jury’s request during deliberations to have access to the two eyewitnesses’ trial testimony, defense counsel agreed that the trial court should instruct the jurors…