People v. Johnson
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
REARDON, J.
A jury convicted appellant John Edward Johnson, Jr., of first degree murder with special circumstances. He pled guilty to charges of assault with a firearm, vehicle theft, being an ex-felon in possession of a deadly weapon, and two counts of robbery. Sentenced to a life term without possibility of parole for murder that is to be served consecutive to a determinate term of nine years, four months for the other offenses, Johnson appeals. He contends that: (1) the trial court committed Wheeler 1 error; (2) the evidence was insufficient to support the murder conviction or the…
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