Johnson v. State

BARNES, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. A Rankin County Circuit Court jury found Jason Johnson guilty of shooting into a dwelling house. The trial judge sentenced Johnson to ten years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC). Johnson now appeals his conviction and sentence, challenging the weight and sufficiency of the evidence as to the element of willfulness. Finding no error, we affirm.

STATEMENT OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. On the afternoon of May 22, 2005, the victim, Kankalelus “Ken” Aldridge, arrived at a trailer on Lawrence Road in Rankin County. He was returning…