Johnson v. State

GRIFFIS, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Sammie Johnson appeals the circuit court’s denial of his motion for post-conviction collateral relief. He claims that newly-discovered evidence requires this Court to vacate his conviction and sentence. We find no error and affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2. Johnson, along with Darryl Swanier and Diane Luellen, was indicted on a charge of capital murder pursuant to Mississippi Code Annotated section 97-3-19(2)(d) (Rev.2006) following the murder of Bobby McGregor. On August 19, 2002, Johnson entered a guilty plea to capital murder, and the circuit court sentenced Johnson to life…