Legal Opinion

Johnson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 12, 1996No. A95A2471PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Johnson, Judge.

John Johnson was indicted for involuntary manslaughter in that he pointed and discharged a loaded handgun at the head of Leslie Towns. Johnson pled not guilty to the indictment. The case was tried before a jury, which found Johnson guilty of misdemeanor involuntary manslaughter. The court sentenced Johnson to 12 months of probation, with the conditions that he reside for 120 days at a boot camp and that he stay in the county jail until reporting to the camp. Johnson appeals.

1. Johnson argues the court erred in admitting similar transaction evidence because the state did not…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Gilstrap v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  2. Foster v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  3. Willis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  4. Pitts v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  5. Penaherrera v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  2. Quinn v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  3. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  4. Johnson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  5. Radford v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996

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