Johnson v. State

HOFFMAN, Presiding Judge.

Ruby Johnson was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and convicted after a trial by jury of two counts of involuntary manslaughter. Johnson raises the following issues on appeal:(1) whether the trial court erred in granting the State’s motion in limine;(2) whether the verdict is contrary to law in that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the verdict and also that the verdict is inconsistent with other verdicts rendered in the same trial; and(3) whether the trial court erred in denying Johnson’s motion for severance.

Seven persons were initially indicted…