Johnson v. State

IRMA S. RAKER

(Retired, specially assigned), J.

This case has a long history in the courts. Appellant, Jarmal Johnson, was convicted in 1992 of the offenses of assault with intent to murder, assault, the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and the wearing, carrying, or transporting of a weapon. In this collateral attack on his conviction, he presents a single question: whether his conviction for the crime of assault with intent to murder 1 should be vacated because he was never indicted for that offense. Appellant claims that because the indictment did not charge assault with intent…