State v. Johnson

George Cowan Johnson appeals a habitual criminal finding, as well as his convictions of burglary in the first degree, theft in the first degree, and assault in the second degree all while armed with a deadly weapon and firearm. We affirm.

The underlying facts are essential only as they relate to the assault conviction. Acting on a neighbor's tip, two deputies from the Clark County sheriff's office arrived at the Benton residence in Ridgefield while one of two burglary suspects was still in the house. Deputy Griffith covered the front door, and Deputy Krause went around to the back. The man…