Johnson v. State

McCRAW, Justice.

Jerome Leonard Johnson appeals his conviction for the murder of Mattie Láveme Smith. The jury assessed punishment at life imprisonment. Johnson alleges three grounds of error: (1) the trial court abused its discretion in denying his right to a full voir dire examination of a prospective juror, (2) the trial court erred in failing to sustain his challenge of a juror for cause, and (3) the trial court erred in overruling the motion for mistrial after improper argument by the prosecutor. We disagree with each ground of error and, accordingly, affirm.

Henrietta Mack, a resident of…