Johnson v. State

307 Ga. 44

FINAL COPY S19A1394. JOHNSON v. THE STATE. PETERSON, Justice. James Melvin Johnson, Jr., appeals his convictions for malice murder and armed robbery stemming from the shooting death of Tony Rogers.1 Johnson argues that the evidence was insufficient to 1 Rogers was killed on August 16, 1995. On March 9, 1996, a Catoosa County grand jury indicted Johnson for malice murder and armed robbery. At a January 1997 trial, the jury found Johnson guilty on both counts. The trial court sentenced Johnson to life imprisonment for malice murder and a consecutive life sentence for armed robbery.…