Johns v. State

Thompson, Justice.

Jesse Wayne Johns was convicted of malice murder in connection with the death of Dr. Leela Sharma. He appeals, assigning error to the trial court’s refusal to suppress incriminating statements, and its denial of two motions for mistrial. We find no error and affirm.

Viewing the evidence in a light to uphold the jury’s verdict, we find the following: Dr. Sharma was walking from a convenience store to her apartment when her throat was slashed and she bled to death. Lying in the grass at the site of the attack, police officers found traffic tickets which had been issued to…