Johnson v. State

Thompson, Justice.

Eric Johnson was convicted of malice murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, in connection with the death of Willie Nichols. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for malice murder, and to two consecutive five-year terms for the firearms possession counts. The State’s evidence showed that two weeks before the murder, witnesses saw Johnson in Nichols’ apartment, beating Nichols with a chair leg because Nichols owed him money. One witness heard Johnson threaten to kill Nichols after the beating. On the…