Johnson v. State

Hunstein, Justice.

Antonio Barnard Johnson was convicted of felony murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. He appeals from the denial of his amended motion for new trial. Because we find that reversible error was committed by the introduction before the jury of improper character evidence, we reverse.

1. The evidence adduced at trial authorized the jury to find that appellant joined Montae Chisholm and Eric Grimes as they were walking home from a nearby restaurant. Appellant wanted money for the marijuana he had given…