State v. Johnson

OPINION

ANDERSON, Justice.

Appellant, Lavon Antione Johnson, was present in the area of 645 Lafond Avenue in St. Paul, Minnesota on the evening of October 21, 1995 when gunshots were fired into a car of Asian-American youths, paralyzing Bing Xiong (Bing) and killing his girlfriend, 17-year-old Mary Yang (Mary). Johnson, an African-American male who was 17 years old at the time of the shooting, was subsequently identified from a photographic lineup as the shooter. Johnson was indicted for first-degree murder, second-degree murder, first-degree attempted murder, and second-degree attempted murder.