Legal Opinion

Johnson v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 4, 2001No. S01A0692PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hunstein, Justice.

Anthony Leon Johnson appeals from his convictions in the shooting death of Ivan Gray and the aggravated assaults of Gerald Stewart, Taurus Morris, and Bernard Toney. Finding the evidence sufficient to support his convictions and no error in the admission of his jailhouse letter, we affirm.

1. Johnson contends the court erred by admitting into evidence over objection a letter Johnson purportedly wrote to his co-defendant, Lackey, while they were both incarcerated, arguing that the State failed to lay a proper foundation for the admission of the letter. The genuineness of a…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Gunter v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  3. Carter v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  4. Bowden v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  5. Levitt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991

3Cited by15 opinions

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  2. Arevalo v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
  3. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
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  5. Glaze v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012

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