Johnson v. State

CONOVER, Judge.

Defendant-Appellant Myron Dean Johnson (Johnson) appeals his conviction for theft, a class D felony. 2 He is currently serving a three year sentence.

Johnson presents one issue for review:

whether sufficient evidence was presented to support his conviction.

We affirm.

Gladys DeGraffenreed (DeGraffenreed), a seventy-two year old resident of Gary, Indiana, desired to have her daughter, Gilda, released from prison. Gilda has been incarcerated since 1979 for a double murder.

Johnson told DeGraffenreed he would secure the release of her daughter from prison for $3,000, $1,500 in advance…