Legal Opinion
Johnson v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 6, 2025No. S25A0511PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
321 Ga. 511
FINAL COPY S25A0511. JOHNSON v. THE STATE. PETERSON, Chief Justice. Tanaiveon Johnson appeals his convictions for felony murder and other offenses stemming from a gang-related shootout in which Johnson’s friend Arraffi Williams was killed.1 Johnson argues that (1) the trial court erred in reopening the evidence during jury 1 The crimes occurred on September 13, 2017. On September 19, 2018, a Chatham County grand jury returned an indictment against six defendants, including Johnson. The indictment charged Johnson with two counts of felony murder (Counts 13 and 14, predicated on…
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