Johnson v. State

NAHMIAS, Justice.

Appellant Farren Johnson was found guilty but mentally ill of malice murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of his stepfather, Clarence Alston. On appeal, his only contention is that the trial court erred when it denied his request to charge the . jury on voluntary manslaughter. Finding no such error, we affirm.

1. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdicts, the evidence at trial showed the following. Appellant, who was 24 years old at the time of the shooting, lived in a duplex in Savannah with his mother, Monica Johnson (“Ms. Johnson”), and the…