Johnson v. State

Gregory, Justice.

Jessie Paul Johnson was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. We affirm.

From the evidence adduced at trial, the jury could have found that Johnson and the victim, Terry Bernard Smith, had lived together for approximately a year and a half. The two men constantly quarreled. Their bickering eventually prompted Johnson to move out of Smith’s apartment in Bankhead Courts in Atlanta.

On November 7, 1985, Johnson returned to Smith’s apartment. Smith gave Johnson money to buy beer, food and marijuana. Linda Armstrong, a resident in the apartment building, went with…