Johnson v. State

Larry John Johnson was convicted of manslaughter in the death of Nancy Nails and sentenced to life imprisonment as a habitual offender.

On appeal, Johnson argues that the trial judge erred in refusing requested charges 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 dealing with circumstantial evidence, inferences, deductions, and the burden of proof.

The charges requested by the defendant were:

"REQUESTED CHARGE NO. 3

"The test of the sufficiency of circumstantial evidence is whether the circumstances, as proved, produce a moral conviction, to the exclusion of all reasonable doubt, of the guilt of the Defendant, (whether…