State v. Russell Levon Johnson

THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA In The Supreme Court The State, Petitioner, v. Russell Levon Johnson, Respondent. Appellate Case No. 2021-000425 ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS Appeal from Marion County William H. Seals Jr., Circuit Court Judge Opinion No. 28150 Heard September 14, 2022 – Filed April 19, 2023 REVERSED Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Deborah R.J. Shupe, both of Columbia, and Solicitor Edgar Lewis Clements III, of Florence, for Petitioner. Lara Mary Caudy, of Columbia, for Respondent. JUSTICE JAMES: Respondent Russell…