People v. Johnson

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Coccoma, J.), rendered January 12, 2011 in Schenectady County, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree, attempted robbery in the first degree (three counts), attempted robbery in the second degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree (two counts), criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, reckless endangerment in the first degree and tampering with physical evidence.

During the early morning hours of September 1, 2008, defendant and his cohorts—Tyrell…