Johnson v. State

DEBORAH S. EYLER, Judge.

Dion Lee Johnson, appellant, was charged with first degree murder, second degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence, in the shooting death of Van Reaves. On March 15, 1999, a jury trial on those charges commenced in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County. A mistrial was declared the next day. On June 28, 1999, a second jury trial commenced in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County. That trial also resulted in a mistrial. 1

A third jury trial began on December 13, 1999. It resulted in appellant…