Johnson v. State

ROBERT L. KARWACKI, Judge (retired),

Specially Assigned.

Appellant, John Clifton Johnson, was convicted at a bench trial in the Circuit Court for Allegany County of both premeditated and felony varieties of first degree murder of Edwin Donald Hartman, Sr., robbery with a deadly weapon of Mr. Hartman, carrying a deadly weapon openly with intent to injure, and assault upon Brian Kinser. The court imposed the death penalty for the first degree murder and terms of imprisonment for the other offenses consecutive to sentences then being served by the appellant. The case is before this Court pursuant…