Legal Opinion

Johnson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 11, 2000No. A00A0294PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Judge.

A jury found Ralph Johnson guilty of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. Johnson appeals from the trial court’s denial of his motion for new trial. He contends that the trial court erred when it denied his motion for mistrial after the jury saw him in prison clothes. He also argues that he received ineffective assistance of counsel and that there was insuffi cient evidence to support the jury’s verdict. For reasons which follow, we affirm.

The record, viewed in a light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, shows that Johnson knocked on…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Roberts v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  4. State v. PikeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  5. Hayslip v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Walker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  2. Gay v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  3. Funck v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
  4. Palmer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  5. Funck v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015

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