John v. State

On Motion for Clarification

EMAS, J.

Upon the State’s motion for clarification, we withdraw our previous opinion and substitute the following:

Defendant Garrick John appeals the trial court’s order summarily denying his motion for postconviction relief based upon newly-discovered evidence which he asserts establishes his actual innocence. We affirm.

In 1994, Garrick John was charged with fourteen felonies: six counts of armed robbery, six counts of kidnapping with a weapon, one count of armed burglary with an assault or battery, and one count of aggravated battery. The crimes occurred during a…