Johnson v. State

Hunstein, Justice.

Appellant Timothy Johnson was indicted in November 1984 for the murder, armed robbery and aggravated assault of Teresa Stanley and was separately indicted for armed robbery and possession of a knife during the commission of a crime in connection with the robbery of a convenience store. On the first day of trial, appellant entered into an agreement with the State as to both indictments and pursuant to which he entered a plea of guilty to one count of murder and two counts of armed robbery. In return, the State agreed to withdraw its request for the death penalty and nolle…