State v. Johnson

173 Ariz. 274 (1992)

842 P.2d 1287

STATE of Arizona, Appellee,

v.

Carl Dean JOHNSON, Appellant.

No. CR-91-0237-PR.

Supreme Court of Arizona.

November 24, 1992.

Grant Woods, Atty. Gen. by Paul J. McMurdie, Chief Counsel, Crim. Appeals Section, Crane McClennen, Randall M. Howe, Asst. Attys. Gen., Phoenix, for appellee.

John M. Antieau, Phoenix, for appellant.

OPINION

ZLAKET, Justice.

Carl Dean Johnson was charged with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of first degree burglary. On the opening day of trial, the judge preliminarily instructed the jury that defendant was innocent until proven…